AA Meetings East Garden City, NY

Monday AA Meetings in East Garden City

Tuesday AA Meetings in East Garden City

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Wednesday AA Meetings in East Garden City

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Thursday AA Meetings in East Garden City

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Friday AA Meetings in East Garden City

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Saturday AA Meetings in East Garden City

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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: Uniondale, Carle Place, Nassau County, and Westbury

Additional local resources: East Garden City NA Meetings | East Garden City Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is a place to spread a message of strength, hope and courage to other alcoholics. This is a safe place for an addict seeking sobriety to come in and ask for help. These AA Meetings in East Garden City, New York will help them build a support network to live a sober life. You will be greeted by your peers that have all lived and survived from a hopeless state of mind and body. Their survival of maintaining their sobriety is reliant on helping others and giving back to others the gift that was given to them.

Selecting An AA Meeting in East Garden City, New York

There are a many different AA meetings in East Garden City, New York. Before choosing the meeting that you are going to attend, it is helpful to know the different types of AA meetings and who can attend each one.

Open Meeting of AA – An Open AA Meeting is open to anyone who has a desire to attend. You do not have to have an alcohol addiction to go to an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. 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 talk through the duration of the meeting 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 usually 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 AA Meeting can involve deep reflection for a portion of the meeting or even the length of the meeting. The meditation may be guided and then followed by a discussion.

Traditions AA Meeting – One or more of the AA traditions will be discussed in thoroughly. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and could be followed by a dialogue.

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

How to benefit the most from your initial AA meeting in East Garden City, New York

To benefit the most from your initial AA meeting you need to walk through the front door willing to accept change and be open minded. Make sure to be ready to arrive early and stay late because there is always a “before” and “after” for every meeting, where the members of the group gather outside and talk. Make sure during opening remarks that you raise your hand to let the group know this is your first meeting. Don’t forget to inquire about a meeting list, with contact information of the group members. The last thing to remember is don’t hesitate to raise your hand and speak, let the group know what lead you to this meeting.