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Additional local resources: South Lake Tahoe NA Meetings | South Lake Tahoe Al-Anon Meetings
What is an AA Meeting?
An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is a place to share experiences and success stories with other alcoholics. This is a safe place for somebody seeking sobriety to come in and ask for help. These meetings in South Lake Tahoe, California will help them build a support network to help achieve sobriety. You will be invited in by your peers that have all lived and survived from alcoholism. Their ability to maintain their sobriety is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the gift that they received.
Selecting An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in South Lake Tahoe, California
There are a many different AA meetings in South Lake Tahoe, California. prior to choosing the meeting that you are going to join, it is beneficial to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at each one.
Open Meeting of AA – An Open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is open to anyone who wants to attend. You do not have to be an alcoholic to go to an open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting. Friends, family, and children can join these meetings.
Closed Meeting of AA – A Closed AA Meeting is only for those who have a desire to stop drinking. It is not open to friends or family.
Big Book Meeting – At Big Book meetings, a member will typically read out of the Big Book and then encourage its members to discuss the meeting.
Speaker Meeting – At an AA speaker meeting, a member of AA will tell their story and share their experience, strength, and hope with fellow members of AA. The speaker may or may not take up all of the time and an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end.
AA Literature Meeting – A literature meeting typically revolves around reading from one of the AA approved pieces of literature and can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members or a speaker about the literature of topic.
Step Study – An AA step study traditionally focuses on one or two steps per meeting. This can involve a speaker lead discussion about a particular step, literature reading, and might be followed by a discussion about the step(s).
Meditation Meeting – A Meditation AA Meeting can involve deep reflection for a portion of the meeting or even the whole time. The meditation may be guided and is sometimes followed by an open conversation.
Traditions AA Meeting – One or more of the AA traditions will be discussed in extensively. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and might be followed by a conversation.
Being that each South Lake Tahoe AA meeting is autonomous, they are able to run each meeting as they see fit. Some meeting formats may vary and you can also find AA meetings in South Lake Tahoe that do not. We recommend contacting the local AA intergroup to acquire more information on AA Meetings in South Lake Tahoe, California, or visiting aa.org to locate more information.
How to get the most out of your first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in South Lake Tahoe, California
To get the most out of your first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting you need to walk in with an open mind, and the willingness to change. Make sure to arrive 30 minutes early and stay 30 minutes after because there is always a “before” and “after” for every meeting, where the members of the group gather outside and talk. Make sure during opening remarks that you raise your hand to introduce yourself as a new member of AA. Make sure to request a meeting list, with contact information of the group members. Last, but certainly not least don’t be afraid to raise your hand and speak, let the group know what lead you through their doors that day.
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