Differences and points of contact between osteopathy and yoga in terms of their history and practical application are outlined. Both aim to promote healing. Yoga seeks the attainment of consciousness; osteopathy aims to support health. One fundamental difference is the individual’s personal involvement in yoga. Teachers and students alike are challenged to re-examine the attitudes of mind they have adopted toward their lives. Osteopathy generally involves a relatively passive patient, while the osteopath is active in providing treatment.

Osteopathy from A to Z
This specialist glossary covers more than 500 terms from all areas of osteopathy—parietal, visceral, craniosacral, biodynamic, biomechanical—in precise, concise definitions. Terms with different school-specific meanings

