AA Meetings Cantua Creek, CA

Below is a comprehensive directory of AA meetings in Cantua Creek, California.

The closest AA meeting to you is 21.08 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: Three Rocks, San Joaquin, Tranquillity, and Westside.

Additional local resources: Cantua Creek NA Meetings | Cantua Creek Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

An AA Meeting is a place to share experiences and success stories with other alcoholics. This is a safe place for a person wanting to get sober to come in and ask for help. These Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Cantua Creek, CA will help them build a support network to help guide them to sobriety. You will be greeted by your peers that have all lived and survived from addiction. Their survival of maintaining this state is reliant on helping others and giving back to others the guidance that was given to them.

Selecting A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Cantua Creek, CA

There are a a lot of different AA meetings in Cantua Creek, CA. Before selecting 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 Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is open to anyone who has a desire to attend. You do not have to have an drinking problem to go to an open Alcoholics Anonymous 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 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 may or may not be followed by a discussion about the step(s).

Meditation Meeting - A Meditation AA Meeting can involve meditation for a portion of the meeting or even the whole time. 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 may or may not be followed by a dialogue.

Since each Cantua Creek 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 Cantua Creek that do not. We recommend contacting the local AA intergroup to find out more information on AA Meetings in Cantua Creek, CA, or navigating to aa.org to find out more information.

How to benefit the most from your first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in Cantua Creek, CA

To benefit the most from your first Alcoholics Anonymous 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 announcements 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. The final thing to remember is don’t be afraid to raise your hand and speak, share the journey that lead you to this meeting.