The intention of having bylaws is to ensure that the practice of Catalyst remains true to its original principles.
Bylaws & Guidelines
The bylaws below were modified from "The Twelve Traditions" of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) with deep respect and admiration for the effectiveness of A.A. in sustaining its founding principles.
1. Our common welfare should come first.
2. For our group purpose, our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.
3. The only requirement for receiving Catalyst is making a choice to improve quality of life.
4. Each Catalyst practice should be autonomous except in matters affecting Catalyst as a whole.
5. Each Catalyst facilitator has but one primary purpose--to deliver the message of Catalyst through touch and/or education to the person who chooses to receive it.
6. A Catalyst facilitator ought never endorse, finance, or lend the Catalyst name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.
7. Each Catalyst practice ought to be fully self-supporting, in that each facilitator sustains his or her own practice and offers fair and affordable pricing as a standard for receiving proper monetary compensation for delivering Catalyst.
8. Facilitators must uphold the integrity of Catalyst, which shall remain forever a system of analysis and facilitation that is non-therapeutic; that does not diagnose symptoms, conditions, diseases, or ailments; that does not prescribe medication; that does not disapprove of the practice of allopathy or other forms of health care; that does not discourage people from seeking medical or psychiatric attention; and whose facilitators are properly and steadily trained in the enhancement of quality of life through the emerging strategies of Catalyst. (Here are the Continuing Education Requirements.)
9. Facilitators must conduct themselves in a professional manner, demonstrate high morals, and abide by The Catalyst Code of Professional Ethics.
10. Catalyst has no opinion on outside issues; hence the Catalyst name ought never be drawn into public controversy.
11. Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion. Catalyst facilitators must be extremely gentle, respectful, and non-manipulative while sharing the benefits of Catalyst to prospective participants.
12. Service work is the foundation of Catalyst, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities and to never claim Catalyst superior over other approaches.