The Feldenkrais Method develops competences that align with EQF levels 4–7, including:
- Knowledge of movement, perception, autonomic regulation, and learning processes
- Skills in guiding movement, analysing functional patterns, and creating safe learning environments
- Responsibility & Autonomy in working independently, adapting to diverse needs, and contributing to interdisciplinary teams
These elements place Feldenkrais practitioners firmly within a competence-based, lifelong-learning framework consistent with EU principles.
What F4LIFE achieved compared to the suggested Policies Recommendations:
- Promoting institutional recognition of the Method as a complementary somatic profession aligned with EU objectives.
- Secured the inclusion of Awareness Through Movement in NACE 2.1 and ATECO 2025 codes
- Secured the inclusion of Awareness Through Movement in NACE 2.1 and ATECO 2025 codes
- Integrating Feldenkrais competences into national and EU qualification frameworks.
- Drafted an EQF-aligned proposal and opened collaboration with institutional bodies
- Drafted an EQF-aligned proposal and opened collaboration with institutional bodies
- Strengthening interdisciplinary collaboration among somatic educators, clinicians, therapists, and teachers.
- Launched an international joint training pathway and fostered interdisciplinary dialogue
- Launched an international joint training pathway and fostered interdisciplinary dialogue
- Encouraging inclusion of Feldenkrais-based interventions in preventive health, rehabilitation, and lifelong learning programmes.
- Supporting research and innovation on somatic learning and autonomic regulation within EU funding schemes.
- Supported new networking and new collaborative initiatives.
The message is clear: Feldenkrais competences are ready for broader recognition and integration across European health, education, and social care systems.
