AA Meetings Joshua Tree, CA

Monday AA Meetings in Joshua Tree

Tuesday AA Meetings in Joshua Tree

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Joshua Tree

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Friday AA Meetings in Joshua Tree

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Saturday AA Meetings in Joshua Tree

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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: Yucca Valley, Twentynine Palms, Morongo Valley, and Desert Edge

Additional local resources: Joshua Tree NA Meetings | Joshua Tree Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is a program where alcoholics and people who struggle with drug use gather for one hour to share their experience, strength, and hope. AA Members who attend an Alcoholic’s Anonymous meeting in Joshua Tree, California will share their experience getting sober through their personal anecdotes with anyone working on their recovery journey. There is no religion, creed or race, for membership, just the yearn to get sober, and live a happy & healthy existence without alcohol.

Selecting A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Joshua Tree, California

There are a variety different AA meetings in Joshua Tree, California. Before selecting the meeting that you are going to join, it is important 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 wishes 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 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 Big Book meetings, a member will typically 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 journey, 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 typically 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 traditionally 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 meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous can involve deep reflection for a portion of the meeting or even the whole time. The meditation may be guided and is sometimes followed by an open conversation.

Traditions AA Meeting – One or more of the AA traditions will be discussed in extensively. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and may or may not be followed by a discussion.

Because each Joshua Tree AA meeting is autonomous, they are able to run each meeting as they see fit. Some meeting formats may vary and you can also find AA meetings in Joshua Tree that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to get more information on AA Meetings in Joshua Tree, California, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Joshua Tree, California

The most successful members of Alcoholics Anonymous tend to find 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 advise 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 staying sober is helping the new attendees of Alcoholics Anonymous in Joshua Tree stay sober, so people are going to be more than willing to help you get sober too. Raise your hand, introduce yourself, admit that you need help.