AA Meetings Des Moines, IA

Monday AA Meetings in Des Moines

Tuesday AA Meetings in Des Moines

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Des Moines

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Thursday AA Meetings in Des Moines

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Friday AA Meetings in Des Moines

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Saturday AA Meetings in Des Moines

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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: Windsor Heights, Pleasant Hill, Norwalk, and Berwick

Additional local resources: Des Moines NA Meetings | Des Moines Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

AA is a fellowship organized to help its members get sober. Attendance is free at an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Des Moines, Iowa as the funding is voluntary based only from its members.

AA is among the most commonly recognized programs in the United States and around the world that helps countless men and women achieve sobriety in the pursuit of lifelong recovery. They are typically made up of small groups of people who share their recovery journey and are there to help new members get sober.

Choosing An AA Meeting in Des Moines, Iowa

There are a variety different AA meetings in Des Moines, Iowa. prior to selecting the meeting that you are going to join, it is helpful to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at each one.

Open Meeting of AA – An Open Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is open to anyone who has a desire 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 meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous 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 these 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 journey, strength, and hope with fellow members of AA. The speaker may or may not talk through the duration of the meeting and can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members.

AA Literature Meeting – A literature meeting typically revolves around reading from one of the AA approved pieces of literature and an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end 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 could be followed by a discussion about the step(s).

Meditation Meeting – A Meditation Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting can involve meditation for a portion of the meeting or even the whole time. The meditation may be guided and is sometimes followed by an open 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 could be followed by a discussion.

Because each Des Moines 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 Des Moines that do not. We recommend contacting the local AA intergroup to find out more information on AA Meetings in Des Moines, Iowa, or visiting aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Des Moines, Iowa

The best way to get the most out of your first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting you should keep an open minded. Everyone had preconceived notions of what these meeting were and generally it is the same misconception. The most beneficial thing I was told was to sit down, shut up, pay attention to the message, and humbly ask for help. At any meeting, that one thing that won’t change is the message of recovering from a hopeless state of mind. The process of recovering from that hopeless state is in asking for help from another addict which you will find in any AA meeting you choose to pick as your first.