AA Meetings Santa Monica, CA

Monday AA Meetings in Santa Monica

Tuesday AA Meetings in Santa Monica

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Santa Monica

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Thursday AA Meetings in Santa Monica

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Friday AA Meetings in Santa Monica

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Saturday AA Meetings in Santa Monica

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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: West Los Angeles, Marina Del Rey, Pacific Palisades, and Century City

Additional local resources: Santa Monica NA Meetings | Santa Monica Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship created to help its members obtain sobriety. There is no charge to attend an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Santa Monica, California as the funding is voluntary based only from its members.

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

Choosing An AA Meeting in Santa Monica, California

There are a a lot of different AA meetings in Santa Monica, California. prior to choosing the meeting that you are going to attend, it is important 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 has a desire to attend. You do not have to have an drinking problem to go to an open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting. Friends, family, and children can attend these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA – A Closed AA Meeting is only for those who have a desire to stop drinking. It is not open to friends or family.

Big Book Meeting – At Big Book 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 journey, strength, and hope with fellow members of AA. The speaker may or may not take up all of the time and can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members.

AA Literature Meeting – A literature meeting commonly 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 a specific step or 2 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 discussion.

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 could be followed by a conversation.

Since each Santa Monica 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 Santa Monica that do not. We recommend contacting the local AA intergroup to find out more information on AA Meetings in Santa Monica, California, or navigating to aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Santa Monica, California

The members who benefit the most from AA tend to find 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 come before you.

It is recommended that you reach your hand out and ask for help. Part of not drinking is helping the new attendees of AA in Santa Monica get sober, so people are going to be more than willing to help you not drink too. Raise your hand, introduce who you are, admit that you need help.