AA Meetings Baranof, AK

Monday AA Meetings in Baranof

Tuesday AA Meetings in Baranof

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Baranof

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Thursday AA Meetings in Baranof

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Friday AA Meetings in Baranof

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Saturday AA Meetings in Baranof

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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: Sitka, Todd, Angoon, and Chatham

Additional local resources: Baranof NA Meetings | Baranof Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

An AA Meeting is a place to spread a message of strength, hope and courage to other alcoholics. This is a safe place for an addict wanting to get sober to come in and ask for help. These AA Meetings in Baranof, Alaska will help them build a support system to help achieve sobriety. You will be greeted by your peers that have all lived and survived from a hopeless state of mind and body. Their survival of maintaining their sobriety is reliant on helping others and giving back to others the support that was given to them.

Choosing An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Baranof, Alaska

There are a a number of different AA meetings in Baranof, Alaska. Before selecting the meeting that you are going to attend, it is beneficial to know the different types of AA meetings and who can attend each one.

Open Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous – An Open Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous 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 Alcoholics Anonymous – A Closed meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous 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 typically read out of the Big Book and then encourage its members to discuss the meeting.

Speaker Meeting – At an Alcoholics Anonymous speaker meeting, a member of Alcoholics Anonymous will tell their story and share their experience, strength, and hope with fellow members of Alcoholics Anonymous. The speaker may or may not talk through the duration of the meeting and can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members.

Alcoholics Anonymous Literature Meeting – A literature meeting typically revolves around reading from one of the Alcoholics Anonymous 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 Alcoholics Anonymous step study usually 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 deep reflection for a portion of the meeting or even the entire meeting. The meditation may be guided and is sometimes followed by an open conversation.

Traditions Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting – One or more of the Alcoholics Anonymous traditions will be discussed in extensively. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and could be followed by a dialogue.

Because each Baranof Alcoholics Anonymous 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 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in Baranof that do not. We recommend calling the local Alcoholics Anonymous intergroup to acquire more information on Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Baranof, Alaska, or navigating to aa.org to find out more information.

How to get the most out of your initial meeting in Baranof, Alaska

To get the most out of your initial 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 let the group know this is your first meeting. Don’t forget to request a meeting list, with phone numbers of the group members. Last, but certainly not least don’t hesitate to raise your hand and speak, let the group know what lead you to your first AA meeting.