AA Meetings Tahoe City, CA

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

The closest AA meeting to you is 11.1 miles away and meets on Thursday at 7:00 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: Dollar Point, Carnelian Bay, Tahoe Vista, and Tahoma.

Additional local resources: Tahoe City NA Meetings | Tahoe City Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

An AA Meeting is an assembly where alcoholics and people who struggle with substance abuse gather for one hour to discuss their experience, strength, and hope. AA Members who attend an Alcoholic's Anonymous meeting in Tahoe City, CA will share their experience getting sober through their personal anecdotes with anyone working on their recovery journey. There is no religious, social or economic association for membership, just the yearn to achieve sobriety, and live a fulfilling existence without alcohol.

Selecting A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Tahoe City, CA

There are a a lot of different AA meetings in Tahoe City, CA. prior to choosing the meeting that you are going to join, it is beneficial to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at each one.

Open Meeting of AA - An Open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is open to anyone who wants to attend. You do not have to be an alcoholic to go to an open AA Meeting. 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 get sober. It is not open to friends or family.

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 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 usually involves 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 one or two steps 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 meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous can involve internal contemplation for a portion of the meeting or even the length of the meeting. The meditation may be guided and then followed by a discussion.

Traditions AA Meeting - One or more of the AA traditions will be discussed in depth. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and might be followed by a dialogue.

Because each Tahoe City 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 Tahoe City that do not. We recommend reaching out to the local AA intergroup to acquire more information on AA Meetings in Tahoe City, CA, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From an AA Meeting in Tahoe City, CA

The members who benefit the most from Alcoholics Anonymous have found 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 important that you reach your hand out and admit that you need help. Part of not drinking is helping the new attendees of Alcoholics Anonymous in Tahoe City stay sober, so people are going to be more than willing to help you get sober too. Raise your hand, say who you are, admit that you need help.