AA Meetings Arroyo Grande, CA

Below is a comprehensive directory of AA meetings in Arroyo Grande, California.

The closest AA meeting to you is 66.08 miles away and meets on Monday at 7:00:00 PM.

If you can't find a meeting close to you at the time you're looking for, we recommend checking out nearby towns including: Grover Beach, Oceano, Los Berros, and Pismo Beach.

Additional local resources: Arroyo Grande NA Meetings | Arroyo Grande Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is a place to spread a message of strength, hope and courage to other alcoholics. This is a safe place for a person seeking sobriety to come in and ask for help. These Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Arroyo Grande, CA 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 alcoholism. Their survival of maintaining a sober life is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the support that they received.

Choosing An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Arroyo Grande, CA

There are a variety different AA meetings in Arroyo Grande, CA. prior to choosing 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 Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is open to anyone who wants to attend. You do not have to have an alcohol addiction to go to an open AA 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. It is not open to friends or family.

Big Book Meeting - At Big Book 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 an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end.

AA Literature Meeting - A literature meeting usually 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 typically 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 Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting can involve internal contemplation 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 might be followed by a dialogue.

Being that each Arroyo Grande 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 Arroyo Grande that do not. We recommend reaching out to the local AA intergroup to acquire more information on AA Meetings in Arroyo Grande, CA, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

How to benefit the most from your initial meeting in Arroyo Grande, CA

To benefit the most from your initial meeting you need to walk in with an open mind, and the willingness to change. Make sure to be ready to arrive early and stay late 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. Don't forget to inquire about a meeting list, with phone numbers 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.