Biodynamic Osteopathy, also called Biodynamic Osteopathy in the Cranial Field, or just Biodynamics was developed by Dr. James Jealous. It is based on the the discoveries and teachings of Dr. William Sutherland, a student of Dr. Still’s. According to Dr. Sutherland, the Primary Respiratory Mechanism is of fundamental importance to the physiology of health. He identified the fluctuation of the cerebral spinal fluid as the first and most fundamental principle of the mechanism. With it, he found a potency that had intelligence. He called this invisible force, the Breath of Life. He observed that when the cerebral spinal fluid fluctuation was brought to a short rhythmic period, a stillness was revealed. This stillness creates a transmutative process (therapeutic force) which stimulates movement toward Health.

Biodynamics involves the therapeutic powers of the dynamic stillness, the Breath of Life, the potency, the fluids, the Tide, the respiratory mechanisms, and the natural laws that support life and health. It is very like an energy medicine technique. Dr. Still suggested that the role of the physician is to find the Health within, anyone can find dis-ease. He called the Primary Respiratory Mechanism (PRM) “that slow vivifying force coming forth from God”. Within the dynamic stillness, healing occurs without process or time. 

Biodynamics works with the original blueprint of health, often thought to reside in the luminous energy body, or energy field. Biodynamics treats the Whole through the creative, generative processes present within, that are present during the embryological process of growth and development, stimulating regenerative, restorative and healing forces. 

Biodynamic Osteopathy can potentially benefit all illnesses and injuries. It is a gentle technique that does not use any force. Clients usually feel very relaxed and often fall asleep during a treatment. There is a wide range of experiences possible during a treatment, from a profound release to feeling nothing at all. You may laugh or cry as emotions arise. You may revisit past memories or experiences that rise up. You may not feel or experience anything. Most people are surprised at how much better they feel over the next days, sometimes weeks. 

Biodynamic Osteopathy in the Cranial Field (cranial therapy) is safe for everyone, from newborn to old age. Most of the time it takes more than one treatment to notice a difference. Sometimes there is a shift with the first treatment. Healthy people benefit from a treatment as well.