On January 23rd in Brussels, the Final Conference of the Feldenkrais4Life project brought together researchers, policymakers, educators, and health professionals to reflect on two years of European collaboration dedicated to integrated health and somatic practices.

Depression emerges from the interaction of many environments — our bodies, our relationships, the spaces we inhabit, and the natural rhythms around us. This is the core idea behind the Decoding Depression initiative of the European Commission.

Across Europe, health, education, and social care systems increasingly need preventive, person-centred, and cost-effective approaches that support well-being, functional autonomy, and stress regulation. The Feldenkrais Method responds to this need by improving movement efficiency, interoceptive awareness, and autonomic balance through gentle, guided learning.

Feldenkrais competences are ready for broader recognition and integration across European health, education, and social care systems.

The Feldenkrais4Life Action A4 pilots were designed around a shared conviction: fibromyalgia and chronic pain cannot be effectively addressed through single, isolated interventions. These conditions require approaches that integrate medical knowledge, embodied learning and the lived experience of patients, while also fostering dialogue and mutual understanding between professionals.