Inclusion

 All adults are welcome who are willing to align with our Principles.

 Healing Environment

 Each group is responsible for adopting and gently implementing safety guidelines that are relevant to the group’s focus and are consistent with our Principles.

 Confidentiality

 Trust is critical in our healing environments. We only share a member’s identity and other personal information with that person’s permission.

Inner Wisdom

 We honor the right of each person to draw ideas, support and guidance from whatever practices, beliefs and sources they choose. Thus in our groups we respect everyone’s way of defining inner wisdom. 

Equality

 All members share the opportunity for contributing to the identity and direction of their groups.

Flexibility

 Support groups and service groups have the freedom and responsibility to create and shape their healing environment as they wish, so long as they align with the  Principles. 

Simplicity

 In order to focus our energies on the Purpose of Vital Cycles we keep decision-making, organizational structure, policies and procedures clear and simple.

 Transparency

 We build trust within our community by openly sharing all support group and service group information.

 Outreach

Vital Cycles members can speak to their own personal healing experience as a member, but cannot speak for the Vital Cycles Community as a whole.

 Independence

 Vital Cycles as a whole engages exclusively in Vital Cycles activities. All events that service groups co-sponsor with outside organizations, as well as contributions accepted, must further our Purpose and align with our Principles.

 Ideation

 The generous and compassionate exchange of ideas infuses our healing with possibilities.  We offer ideas to others only when they want them, knowing they will choose what they will do.

 Appreciation

 We celebrate each other's strengths, vulnerabilities and contributions that make our community richer and more vibrant.