AA Meetings Occidental, CA

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

The closest AA meeting to you is 0.93 miles away and meets on Friday 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: Bodega, Graton, Valley Ford, and Sebastopol.

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

What is an AA Meeting?

A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is a place to spread a message of strength, hope and courage to other alcoholics. This is a safe place for an addict wanting to get sober to come in and ask for help. These AA Meetings in Occidental, CA will help them build a support system 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 ability to maintain a sober life is reliant on helping others and giving back to others the guidance that was given to them.

How to Choose an AA Meeting in Occidental, CA

It is important when coming to AA that you select a meeting that is best for where you are at in sobriety. The 1st type of meeting is a new comers meeting and is not solely for new comers but is a meeting that motivates members to speak their truth and ask for help. The next type of meeting would be a single gender meeting, either a men’s meeting or women’s meeting. These types of meeting are not opened to the opposite sex. A Closed meeting simply means the group is closed to any discussion that does not involve how to stay sober from alcohol. Talking about any other substance use addictions is not allowed. A Step Study is a gathering that is simply a specific step and spoken about in length regarding the best approach to working this step and applying it to your daily life. Traditions meetings revolve around the 12 traditions of AA. The 12 traditions are different than the 12 steps. The traditions are built to maintain order throughout AA and maintaining accountability to these traditions is why you can attend an AA Meeting anywhere in across the globe to hear the same message.

How to get the most out of your initial meeting in Occidental, 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 announcements that you raise your hand to introduce yourself as a new member of AA. Don't forget to request a meeting list, with contact information of the group members. Last, but certainly not least don’t be afraid to raise your hand and speak, share the journey that lead you to this meeting.