AA Meetings Los Angeles, CA

Monday AA Meetings in Los Angeles

Tuesday AA Meetings in Los Angeles

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Los Angeles

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Thursday AA Meetings in Los Angeles

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Friday AA Meetings in Los Angeles

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Saturday AA Meetings in Los Angeles

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If you can't find a meeting close to you at the time you're looking for, we recommend checking out nearby towns including: Beverly Hills, Studio City, West Hollywood, and Century City

Additional local resources: Los Angeles NA Meetings | Los Angeles Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is a program where alcoholics and people who struggle with addiction gather for one hour to discuss their experience, strength, and hope. AA Members who attend an Alcoholic’s Anonymous meeting in Los Angeles, California will share their experience getting sober through their personal anecdotes with anyone working on their recovery journey. There is no religion, creed or race, for membership, just the desire to get sober, and live a productive existence without alcohol.

Selecting An AA Meeting in Los Angeles, California

There are a a lot of different AA meetings in Los Angeles, California. prior to choosing the meeting that you are going to join, it is helpful to know the different types of AA meetings and who can attend each one.

Open Meeting of AA – An Open Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is open to anyone who wants to attend. You do not have to be an alcoholic to go to an open AA 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. Friends and family are not able to attend these meetings.

Big Book Meeting – At Big Book meetings, a member will typically read out of the Big Book and follow the reading with a discussion amongst its members.

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 talk through the duration of the meeting 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 a specific step or 2 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 meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous can involve meditation for a portion of the meeting or even the length of the meeting. The meditation may be guided and then followed by a discussion.

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 dialogue.

Since each Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles that do not. We recommend reaching out to the local AA intergroup to find out more information on AA Meetings in Los Angeles, California, or visiting aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Los Angeles, California

The members who benefit the most from Alcoholics Anonymous tend to find success through getting involved in the program. For alcoholics who are attending their first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we advise following the suggestions of the AA members that have successfully stayed sober for sometime.

It is important that you accept where you are at with you sobriety and admit that you need help. Part of staying sober is helping the newcomers of Alcoholics Anonymous in Los Angeles live a sober life, so people are going to be open to helping you get sober too. Stand up, say who you are, admit that you need help.