Statement of Purposes
Adopted at the 2023 Assembly
Preamble
The IFF is an organization founded out of the desire among its members to co-operate in a fruitful and positive way, in the spirit of the Feldenkrais Method.
The IFF incorporates and represents the world-wide community of teachers and students of the Feldenkrais Method. It provides an international forum for the development of the Method, its vision and practice.
The IFF pursues mutually respectful relationships between Feldenkrais organizations internationally, while recognizing the diversity of roles and interests in the Feldenkrais community. The IFF promotes awareness of mutual responsibilities, co-operation and co-ordination between member organizations.
The IFF, a federation of member organizations, acts in concert with its members. Each member of the IFF shall retain its existing functions unless that member agrees otherwise.
Mission
The mission of the IFF is to realize the full potential of the Feldenkrais Method throughout the world.
Purposes
To realise this Mission the IFF will:
1. Provide forums for the international community to meet, and facilitate constructive, democratic processes and transparent communication within the international community
2. Develop structures for the future of the Feldenkrais Method and its practice, informed by diverse cultures and ways of thinking.
3. Collect and archive the legacy of educational materials developed by Moshe Feldenkrais and make this heritage available to all teachers and students of the Method.
4. Support research and publication, and collect and disseminate information about the Feldenkrais Method and its practice.
5. Support programs for the development of the Feldenkrais Method, and foster a culture of continuing learning among Feldenkrais teachers.
6. Be open to interface and interchange of the Feldenkrais Method with neighboring disciplines, international bodies, and society.
7. Propose standards for ethics and quality of education.
8. Commit to professional standards regarding Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and Access, reviewing and updating as standards evolve.
9. The members recognise they represent institutional values over and above individual preference.
