AA Meetings Laguna Beach, CA

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

The closest AA meeting to you is 0.29 miles away and meets on SUNDAY at 7:05 AM.

If you can't find a meeting close to you at the time you're looking for, we recommend checking out nearby towns including: Top of the World, Emerald Bay, Aliso Viejo, and South Laguna.

Additional local resources: Laguna Beach NA Meetings | Laguna Beach 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 Laguna Beach, CA will help them build a support network to help achieve sobriety. You will be greeted by your peers that have all lived and survived from alcoholism. Their survival of maintaining their sobriety is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the guidance that was given to them.

Choosing An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Laguna Beach, CA

There are a a lot of different AA meetings in Laguna Beach, CA. Before choosing the meeting that you are going to join, it is helpful to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at each one.

Open Meeting of AA - An Open AA Meeting is open to anyone who wishes to attend. You do not have to have an alcohol addiction to go to an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. 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 stop drinking. Friends and family are not able to attend these meetings.

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 usually 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 AA Meeting can involve meditation 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 AA Meeting - One or more of the AA traditions will be discussed in extensively. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and might be followed by a conversation.

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

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

The members who benefit the most from AA have found success through getting involved in the program. For addicts who are attending their first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we suggest following the suggestions of the AA members that have been a part of Alcoholics Anonymous for a while.

It is recommended that you accept where you are at with you addiction and admit that you need help. Part of not drinking is helping the new people of AA in Laguna Beach get sober, so people are going to be open to helping you not drink too. Stand up, introduce yourself, admit that you need help.