AA Meetings Amherst, VA

Below is a comprehensive directory of AA meetings in Amherst, Virginia.

The closest AA meeting to you is 0.17 miles away and meets on Thursday at 7:30:00 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: Amherst, Sweet Briar Station, Sweet Briar Station, and Monroe.

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

What is an AA Meeting?

AA is a program created to help its members achieve sobriety. Attendance is free at an AA Meeting in Amherst, VA as the funding is voluntary based only from its members.

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

Choosing An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Amherst, VA

There are a many different AA meetings in Amherst, VA. prior to choosing the meeting that you are going to join, it is helpful to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at each one.

Open Meeting of AA - An Open Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is open to anyone who wishes to attend. You do not have to have an drinking problem 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 stop drinking. Friends and family are not able to attend these meetings.

Big Book Meeting - At Big Book 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 members are often encouraged to share their thoughts before wrapping up.

AA Literature Meeting - A literature meeting typically 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 a specific step or 2 per meeting. This can involve a speaker lead discussion about a particular step, literature reading, and may or may not 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 dialogue.

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 may or may not be followed by a conversation.

Since each Amherst 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 Amherst that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to find out more information on AA Meetings in Amherst, VA, or visiting aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Amherst, VA

The best way to benefit the most from 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 best advice I ever got was to sit down, stop talking, pay attention to the message, and humbly ask for help. Regardless of the meeting, that one thing that won't change is the message of recovering from hopelessness. 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.