AA Meetings Mission Canyon, CA

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

The closest AA meeting to you is 26.25 miles away and meets on Friday at 6:45:00 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: Santa Barbara, Montecito, Summerland, and Goleta.

Additional local resources: Mission Canyon NA Meetings | Mission Canyon 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 an addict seeking sobriety to come in and ask for help. These AA Meetings in Mission Canyon, CA will help them build a support network to help achieve sobriety. You will be invited in by your peers that have all lived and survived from a hopeless state of mind and body. Their survival of maintaining their sobriety is reliant on helping others and giving back to others the gift that they received.

How to Choose an AA Meeting in Mission Canyon, CA

Alcohol Addiction is a disease of the mind, body, and soul. AA has developed meetings to guide you through each individual piece of your sobriety. If you are looking for a meeting on the 1st three steps, you should select a beginner meeting. If you are looking to explore your spiritual side, attending a meditation meeting can help. If you are in search of another individuals story of how they overcame alcoholism, a speaker meeting is where you need to be. If you have completed your steps and are now working on the traditions of AA, a traditions meetings will help. If you want to attend a single gender group, you can go to a men’s or women's meeting where no one of the opposite gender will be there. All in all there is a meeting for everyone. Try different meetings out until you find one that fits your needs.

How to get the most out of your initial meeting in Mission Canyon, CA

To get the most out of your initial meeting you need to walk in willing to accept change and be open minded. 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. Make sure to inquire about a meeting list, with phone numbers of the group members. Last, but certainly not least don’t hesitate to raise your hand and speak, share the journey that lead you to this meeting.