AA Meetings Spokane, LA

Below is a comprehensive directory of AA meetings in Spokane, Louisiana.

The closest AA meeting to you is 10.04 miles away and meets on Wednesday 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: Clayton, Waterproof, Lee Bayou, and Ferriday.

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

What is an AA Meeting?

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship founded to help its members obtain sobriety. Attendance is free at an AA Meeting in Spokane, LA as the funding is donated from its members.

Alcoholics Anonymous is among the most commonly recognized programs in the United States and around the world that helps countless men and women achieve sobriety in the pursuit of lifelong recovery. Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are commonly made up of small groups of recovering alcoholics who share their experiences achieving sobriety and are there to help new members obtain sobriety.

Selecting An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Spokane, LA

There are a a lot of different AA meetings in Spokane, LA. Before selecting the meeting that you are going to join, it is helpful to know the different types of AA meetings and who can attend each one.

Open Meeting of AA - An Open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is open to anyone who wishes 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 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 these meetings, a member will typically read out of the Big Book and then encourage its members to discuss the meeting.

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 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 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 AA Meeting can involve deep reflection 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 Spokane AA meeting is autonomous, they are able to run each meeting as they see fit. Variation of meeting formats is common and you can also find AA meetings in Spokane that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to find out more information on AA Meetings in Spokane, LA, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From an AA Meeting in Spokane, LA

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 recommend following the suggestions of the AA members that have been a part of Alcoholics Anonymous for a while.

It is smart to accept where you are at with you addiction and ask for help. Part of staying sober is helping the new people of Alcoholics Anonymous in Spokane get sober, so people are going to be more than willing to help you not drink too. Stand up, introduce who you are, admit that you need help.