The back to basics recovery model is described in detail in back to basics the alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings using the twelve steps and the big book, how to listen to god using the oxford group four steps and the oxford group literature and in a forthcoming book with a working title of back to basics for christians using the oxford group four. Not wanting to reinvent the wheel, the back to basics beginners meeting is formatted to accomplish the same thing in much the same way. Download and print out these handy worksheets and use them as you go through the 12 steps with your sponsor. Aa speaker turn our will and our lives over to the care of god new 20 duration. U4 kettenbruckengasse, take the exit for eggerthgasse wehrgasse. Big book, closed, daily reflections, newcomer, online meeting, tradition study, wheelchair access noon sanctuary online meeting until further notice online meeting. Top ten alcoholics anonymous books alcoholics anonymous. All you need is a big book and this guide to go through the steps with someone in a way similar to what dr bob, clarence s or bill wilson would have done. Another determined person, wally p, launched back to basics, with some tapes, in december 1995. Aa does not focus on the substance of alcohol as the problem. Back to basics is written to assist people in being self sufficient and in homesteading, not survival.
Jan 05, 2020 this meeting is open and anyone may attend. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary. But there are tons of 4th steps sheets, and people say the 5th step is not confession, i think its to find our character defects. I used b2b as a supplement to aa and it worked for me. Jan 03, 2018 doug is a very funny aa speaker with a great sense of humor.
To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. Back to basics home of the very best in recovery books. Open meetings are available to anyone interested in alcoholics anonymous program of recovery from alcoholism. Alcoholics anonymous district 39 unit 432465 south fraser way suite 125 abbotsford, bc v2t 0c7. Back to basics and other threats to aa aa agnostica. Monday night back to basics has now been added please click here for info. Buy a cheap copy of back to basics book by readers digest association. For members of aa, or other 12 step based programs, this book will astound you as to how it was done in the beginning. It works much in the same way, but has different origins. At closed meetings, your are likely to be asked to identify yourself as either being an alcoholic or.
These early meetings in that spirit had the beginner take the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous in four 1hour sessions. Aa recovered alcoholics anonymous aa11 3,577 views 50. The big book of alcoholics anonymous, also referred to as alcoholics anonymous. A complete guide to traditional skills back to basics guides gehring, abigail on. This guide exemplifies, as close as possible, one of the strongest original ways of alcoholics anonymous.
Literature catalog this catalog lists all conferenceapproved literature and other a. There several views to the back to basics movement. The most comprehensive list of 12step meetings in minnesota. National aviation academy naa aviation maintenance school. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. Theres no other book thats so strong and rightto thepoint in. One writer states that they will not allow sponsees near b2b, while others attack this book and its approach simply because it is not aa approved.
B2b is a great starter to get someone into aa, not as a replacement for aa. The big book of alcoholics anonymous the world famous eye. Friday night meeting men only for more info please click. May 17, 2015 we may very well find, after more time has elapsed and further investigation has been done, that there is a coordinated, nationwide effort to turn aa back to basics that manifests itself in many ways other than the program by that name.
Nonetheless, i was fortunate in being brought up with the four absolutes, and i still rely on them when all the chips are down. Recoveryshop is the onestop shop for recovery meeting materials and 12step program related gifts. World directory of primary purpose groups big book study for a. Wilson, one of the founders of alcoholics anonymous aa. Customers who previously had an online account must call the order entry department to obtain access. Serving amadador, calaveras, san joaquin, stanislaus and tuolumne counties with alcoholics anonymous meeting schedules for over 800 meetings in over 150 a.
Perhaps its the nature of the beast, but its a wellknown fact that drunks tend to complicate the hell out of things. General district meeting april 21st for more info please click. We hope to help you find a meeting in the birmingham al area. This is the fourth edition of the book alcoholics anonymous. The most comprehensive list of 12step meetings in arkansas. The only way to keep from returning to active addiction is not to take that first drug. Looking for books by wally p see all books authored by wally p. Aa meetings, na meetings, benton, ar and other 12step fellowship meetings around the world. We may very well find, after more time has elapsed and further investigation has been done, that there is a coordinated, nationwide effort to turn aa back to basics that manifests itself in many ways other than the program by that name. In the ne and nw areas of houston, we now have seven aa groups offering the back to basics approach to allow those alcoholics who come our way to get their needed miracle promptly, the way dr. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous alcoholics anonymous this is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Beginners meetings as they were held in the mid 1940s. The other main fundamentalist group is back to basics. Trying to explain working the program is not something that can be easily done.
Experience the spiritual awakening that occurs as the direct result of taking the twelve steps in four onehour sessions. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. See all of the alcoholics anonymous book lots now available on one page. Back to basics recovery model big book sponsorship. Printing a single copy of this item is permitted, in accordance with the a. This 150 page 3ring binder contains all the materials necessary to conduct back to basics a. Use the back to basics worksheets while you listen to the back to basics. Three of the handouts outline homework to be completed outside of the meeting.
District 6 7, area 1 alcoholics anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other. Back to basics beginners meetings original format for power point 22. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism generally known as the big book because of the thickness of the paper used in the first edition is a 1939 basic text, describing how to recover from alcoholism, primarily written by william g. He later also published a variety of books, first among them back to basics in 1998. He later also published a variety of books, first among them back to basics in 1998, and that year the first real seminars were held. The back to basics book the alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings in four onehour sessions by wally p. The beauty about working the narcotics anonymous program is that there is no right or wrong way to work it. These sheets are referenced in our big book study audio sessions, so have them printed out and ready to go.
It is an excellent book which will give you a historic view of how things were done in the past and. Back to basics the alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings here are the steps we took. Back to basics the aa beginners meetings 10 book package. Take all 12 steps in just 4 hours download this aa big. The original big book was first published back in 1939. The book back to basicsthe alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings has been dedicated to dr.
Using this book and the b2b meetings i learned more about the steps and actually doing them in a month than i had in several prior sobriety attempts. Inventory sheets all as you might imagine is the fourth step with a sheet we use in step 8 as well. If youre new to aa, have just become a new sponsor, or simply want to reinvigorate your recovery program, back to basics will guide you through the twelve steps anew. It can be used as a handy reference to big book of alcoholics anonymous 4th edition following the instructional flow utilized in the back to 40s five week program. Recorded live during a back to basics study over 12 weeks during summer 2016 by tim b.
Mar 04, 2016 there several views to the back to basics movement. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This site is not endorsed by alcoholics anonymous world services, nor does it represent alcoholics anonymous as a whole. In the aa big book it states quite clearly that alcohol is only a symptom of our disease, selfishness and selfcenteredness is the root of our problem. The big book of aa naturally, the leader in alcoholics anonymous books would have to be the alcoholics anonymous big book. If youre new to aa, have just become a new sponsor, or simply want to reinvigorate your recovery program, back to basics will guide you through the twelve. In the past fifteen years, more than 500,000 have recovered with this time tested and highly effective program. This book is also a reminder of how many us used the basic text before the message of narcotics anonymous was diluted by recovery treatment centers and other organizations that use a 12step method as a part of. Aa the original way 12 step guide is the culmination of years of practice and study of group sponsored step guides written by founders and pioneer aa members. A section in the back of the catalog lists special needs material, another section lists all available foreignlanguage literature and the.
At the same time back to basics is probably the survival book i would want in a longterm survivalcollapse of society situation, the reason being its full of information on everything you could ever want to. Aa meetings, na meetings, savage, mn and other 12step fellowship meetings around the world. Recently, through a series of miracles and incredible strokes of good luck, and with a pile of help from some beautiful people and my higher power, i broke all the odds and celebrated my fourth aa birthday. One of the first of these guides, the akron manual, was commissioned by dr. Back to basics the alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings. Back to basics the alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings one of the most important recovery books ever written discover the sheer simplicity of the early aa program that produced a 5075% recovery rate from alcoholism. Based on the content and flow of the earliest aa beginners meetings in the 1940s, this guide conducts you through the twelve steps in four onehour sessions. The catalog is in three languages, organized in three sectionsenglish, french, and spanish. A complete guide to traditional skills back to basics guides. Recovery literature in english us we offer all available information pamphlets and na booklets here, in all currently available languages, in order to serve our members and potential members. Jun 01, 2015 playing semantics with the 12 steps short form here. Because this book has become the basic text for our society and. Nonalcoholics may attend open meetings as observers. If you are like us you know that one is too many and a thousand never enough.
There is no obligation by any member of the original way group to use this guide. Apr 30, 1998 back to basics the alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings here are the steps we took. Back to basics and other religionists aa agnostica. This share from earlier this year had me rolling with laughter a few times as doug was telling his awesome stories. Any fear of not doing them correctly or too quickly was nonsense for me. This particular book is as its title implies back to basics. Alcoholics anonymous books abookman, a book man, book. Jul 06, 2017 the other main fundamentalist group is back to basics. In my home town, it started innocently enough about keeping to a. The back to basics guy sharing his experience, strength and hope. Take all twelve steps in a couple of hours using the big book and the back to basics format developed by the aa pioneers in the 1940s. Reading and discussing the big book alcoholics anonymous.
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