AA Meetings West Elmira, NY

Monday AA Meetings in West Elmira

Tuesday AA Meetings in West Elmira

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Wednesday AA Meetings in West Elmira

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Thursday AA Meetings in West Elmira

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Friday AA Meetings in West Elmira

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Saturday AA Meetings in West Elmira

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If you can't find a meeting close to you at the time you're looking for, we recommend checking out nearby towns including: Elmira, Southport, Elmira Heights, and Horseheads

Additional local resources: West Elmira NA Meetings | West Elmira Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

AA is a program developed to help alcoholics achieve sobriety. Attendance is free at an AA Meeting in West Elmira, New York as the funding is donated from its members.

AA is among the most commonly known programs in the United States and around the world that helps countless men and women get sober in the pursuit of lifelong recovery. Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are commonly made up of small groups of individuals who share their recovery journey and are there to help new members achieve sobriety.

Choosing An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in West Elmira, New York

There are a a lot of different AA meetings in West Elmira, New York. Before selecting 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 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 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 commonly 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 take up all of the time and an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end.

AA Literature Meeting – A literature meeting commonly revolves around reading from one of the AA approved pieces of literature and an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end 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 could be followed by a discussion about the step(s).

Meditation Meeting – A meditation meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous can involve meditation for a portion of the meeting or even the entire 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 thoroughly. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and could be followed by a discussion.

Since each West Elmira 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 West Elmira that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to get more information on AA Meetings in West Elmira, New York, or visiting aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in West Elmira, New York

The best way to benefit the most from your first AA meeting you should remain open minded. We all had an idea of what these meeting were and generally it is the same misconception. The one piece of advice I was ever given was to sit down, stop talking, listen to the message, and humbly ask for help. At any meeting, that one thing that won’t change is the message of recovering from a hopeless state of mind. The process of recovering from that hopeless state is in asking for help from another alcoholic which you will find in any Alcoholics Anonymous meeting you choose to start with.