Objective To explore the effects of Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement （ATM） intervention on sleep quality improvement and fatigue recovery of nurses on shift work. Methods A total of 73 nurses on shift work in surgical department of a tertiary hospital in Shanxi province were divided into 2 groups according to the order of enrollment. The intervention group (n=36) received 8 weeks of Feldenkrais ATM intervention，while the control group (n=37) did not received any intervention. The scores of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Chinese Version of the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory-20 (MFI-20) were compared before the intervention, 6 weeks and 8 weeks into the intervention. Results There were significant differences in scores of subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, habitual sleep efficiency and total sleep scores between the 2 groups (all P<0.05). The fatigue total scores had significant time effect, group effect, and group by time effect between the 2 groups (all P<0.05). Conclusion Feldenkrais ATM intervention can effectively improve sleep quality and promote fatigue recovery for nurses on shift work.