AA Meetings Garrison, IA

Monday AA Meetings in Garrison

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Garrison

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Saturday AA Meetings in Garrison

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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: Vinton, Mount Auburn, Dysart, and Van Horne

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

What is an AA Meeting?

AA is a fellowship founded to help those who struggle from alcohol abuse get sober. Attendance is free at an AA Meeting in Garrison, Iowa as the funding is accepted on a [donation from its members.

AA 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. They are commonly made up of small groups of recovering alcoholics who share their experiences achieving sobriety and are there to help new members get sober.

Choosing An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Garrison, Iowa

There are a a lot of different AA meetings in Garrison, Iowa. prior to 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 AA – An Open AA Meeting 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 attend these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA – A Closed Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting 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 journey, 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 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 typically focuses on a specific step or 2 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 internal contemplation 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 depth. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and might be followed by a discussion.

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

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Garrison, Iowa

The members who benefit the most from Alcoholics Anonymous have found success through going more for the program than just attending meetings. For people who are attending their first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we suggest following the suggestions of the AA members that have successfully stayed sober for sometime.

It is smart to reach your hand out and ask for help. Part of staying sober is helping the newcomers of Alcoholics Anonymous in Garrison live a sober life, so people are going to be more than willing to help you not drink too. Stand up, introduce who you are, admit that you need help.