AA Meetings Shandaken, NY

Monday AA Meetings in Shandaken

Tuesday AA Meetings in Shandaken

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Shandaken

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Thursday AA Meetings in Shandaken

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Friday AA Meetings in Shandaken

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Saturday AA Meetings in Shandaken

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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: Phoenicia, Pine Hill, Fleischmanns, and West Shokan

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

What is an AA Meeting?

AA is a fellowship organized to help its members achieve sobriety. Attendance is free at an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Shandaken, New York as the funding is voluntary based only from its members.

AA is one of most highly regarded programs in the United States and around the world that helps countless men and women overcome their alcohol addiction in the pursuit of lifelong recovery. Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are usually small groups of people who share their experiences achieving sobriety and are there to help new members achieve sobriety.

Choosing A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Shandaken, New York

There are a a number of different AA meetings in Shandaken, New York. prior to selecting the meeting that you are going to join, it is important to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at each one.

Open Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous – An Open AA Meeting is open to anyone who wishes to attend. You do not have to be an alcoholic to go to an open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting. Friends, family, and children can join these meetings.

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

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 Alcoholics Anonymous speaker meeting, a member of Alcoholics Anonymous will tell their story and share their experience, strength, and hope with fellow members of Alcoholics Anonymous. The speaker may or may not take up all of the time and members are often encouraged to share their thoughts before wrapping up.

Alcoholics Anonymous Literature Meeting – A literature meeting commonly 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 might be followed by a discussion about the step(s).

Meditation Meeting – A Meditation AA Meeting can involve meditation for a portion of the meeting or even the length of the meeting. The meditation may be guided and is sometimes followed by an open discussion.

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

Being that each Shandaken Alcoholics Anonymous meeting is autonomous, they are able to run each meeting as they see fit. Some meeting formats may vary and you can also find Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in Shandaken that do not. We recommend contacting the local Alcoholics Anonymous intergroup to get more information on Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Shandaken, New York, or visiting aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Shandaken, New York

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

It is important that you accept where you are at with you sobriety and admit that you need help. Part of staying sober is helping the new people of Alcoholics Anonymous in Shandaken stay sober, so people are going to be want to help you get sober too. Stand up, introduce yourself, admit that you need help.