AA Meetings Floriston, CA

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

The closest AA meeting to you is 8.91 miles away and meets on Sunday at 5:30 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: Verdi, Verdi, Truckee, and Incline Village.

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

What is an AA Meeting?

An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting 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 meetings in Floriston, CA will help them build a support network to help achieve sobriety. You will be welcomed 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 support that was given to them.

Selecting An AA Meeting in Floriston, CA

There are a a number of different AA meetings in Floriston, CA. prior to 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 wishes to attend. You do not have to be an alcoholic to go to an open AA Meeting. Friends, family, and children can attend these meetings.

Closed Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous - 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 Big Book meetings, a member will commonly 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 journey, strength, and hope with fellow members of Alcoholics Anonymous. The speaker may or may not take up all of the time and an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end.

Alcoholics Anonymous Literature Meeting - A literature meeting commonly revolves around reading from one of the Alcoholics Anonymous 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 Alcoholics Anonymous 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 could be followed by a discussion about the step(s).

Meditation Meeting - A Meditation AA Meeting can involve internal contemplation for a portion of the meeting or even the whole time. The meditation may be guided and then followed by a discussion.

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

Because each Floriston Alcoholics Anonymous meeting is autonomous, they are able to run each meeting as they see fit. Some meeting formats may vary and you can also find Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in Floriston that do not. We recommend contacting the local Alcoholics Anonymous intergroup to get more information on Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Floriston, CA, or navigating to aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Floriston, CA

The members who benefit the most from AA tend to find success through getting involved in the program. If you are attending your first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we advise following the suggestions of the AA members that have successfully stayed sober for sometime.

It is smart to accept where you are at with you sobriety and accept help. Part of staying sober is helping the new attendees of AA in Floriston get sober, so people are going to be want to help you get sober too. Stand up, say who you are, admit that you need help.