AA Meetings Glen Lyon, PA

Below is a comprehensive directory of AA meetings in Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania.

The closest AA meeting to you is 3.09 miles away and meets on Sunday at 10:00:00 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: Wanamie, Sheatown, Mocanaqua, and Shickshinny.

Additional local resources: Glen Lyon NA Meetings | Glen Lyon Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship developed to help its members obtain sobriety. Attendance is free at an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Glen Lyon, PA as the funding is donated from its members.

Alcoholics Anonymous is one of most commonly known 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 recovery journey and are there to help new members obtain sobriety.

Selecting A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Glen Lyon, PA

There are a a number of different AA meetings in Glen Lyon, PA. Before selecting the meeting that you are going to attend, it is beneficial to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at each one.

Open Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous - An Open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is open to anyone who wants to attend. You do not have to have an drinking problem to go to an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. Friends, family, and children can attend these meetings.

Closed Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous - A Closed Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is only for those who have a desire to stop drinking. 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 Alcoholics Anonymous speaker meeting, a member of Alcoholics Anonymous will tell their story and share their journey, strength, and hope with fellow members of Alcoholics Anonymous. The speaker may or may not talk through the duration of the meeting and members are often encouraged to share their thoughts before wrapping up.

Alcoholics Anonymous Literature Meeting - A literature meeting typically revolves around reading from one of the Alcoholics Anonymous 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 Alcoholics Anonymous step study typically 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 Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting can involve deep reflection for a portion of the meeting or even the whole time. The meditation may be guided and is sometimes followed by an open conversation.

Traditions Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting - One or more of the Alcoholics Anonymous traditions will be discussed in extensively. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and could be followed by a dialogue.

Because each Glen Lyon Alcoholics Anonymous 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 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in Glen Lyon that do not. We recommend contacting the local Alcoholics Anonymous intergroup to find out more information on Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Glen Lyon, PA, or navigating to aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Glen Lyon, PA

In order to get the most out of your first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting you should keep an open minded. Everyone had preconceived notions 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, shut up, listen to the message, and graciously ask for help. Regardless of the meeting, that one thing that will always be present 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 as your first.