AA Meetings Long Grove, IA

Monday AA Meetings in Long Grove

Tuesday AA Meetings in Long Grove

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Long Grove

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Thursday AA Meetings in Long Grove

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Saturday AA Meetings in Long Grove

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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: Park View, Eldridge, Donahue, and Maysville

Additional local resources: Long Grove NA Meetings | Long Grove Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is a place where alcoholics and people who struggle with addiction gather for one hour to express their experience, strength, and hope. AA Members who attend an Alcoholic’s Anonymous meeting in Long Grove, Iowa will share their experience getting sober through their personal stories with anyone working on their recovery journey. There is no religion, creed or race, for membership, just the desire to achieve sobriety, and live a productive life without alcohol.

Choosing An AA Meeting in Long Grove, Iowa

There are a a number of different AA meetings in Long Grove, Iowa. Before selecting the meeting that you are going to attend, it is helpful to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at each one.

Open Meeting of AA – An Open AA Meeting is open to anyone who wants to attend. You do not have to have an drinking problem to go to an open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting. Friends, family, and children can attend these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA – A Closed AA Meeting is only for those who have a desire to get sober. Friends and family are not able to attend these meetings.

Big Book Meeting – At these meetings, a member will usually 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 can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members.

AA Literature Meeting – A literature meeting usually 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 usually focuses on a specific step or 2 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 meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous can involve deep reflection for a portion of the meeting or even the entire 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 depth. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and could be followed by a dialogue.

Being that each Long Grove AA meeting is autonomous, they are able to run each meeting as they see fit. Variation of meeting formats is common and you can also find AA meetings in Long Grove that do not. We recommend reaching out to the local AA intergroup to acquire more information on AA Meetings in Long Grove, Iowa, or visiting aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Long Grove, Iowa

The most successful members of AA have found success through going more for the program than just attending meetings. For people who are attending their first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we recommend 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 not drinking is helping the newcomers of AA in Long Grove get sober, so people are going to be want to help you not drink too. Raise your hand, introduce yourself, admit that you need help.