If so, please join us as we read and discuss the aa big book chapters 8 11. Aa speakers joe and charlie bill s story the big book comes alive. Read page 44 of the book alcoholics anonymous, 4th ed. Joe and charlie aa speakers there is a solution from the joe and charlie big book study by odomtology 12step recovery media. Big book step study hyannis format the primary purpose group. Big book step study links newington, nh big book step study.
Pray for help with the assets and shortcomings you found in your 4 th and 10 th step work. This is a coed weekend event for aa and alanon family group. The sole purpose of this workshop is to study and experience the steps as they are laid out in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions twelve steps and twelve traditions twelve steps and twelve traditions a cofounder of alcoholics anonymous tells how members recover and how the society functions. Alcoholics anonymous speakers aa speakers odomtology 12step recovery media. The last joe and charlie 12 steps using alcoholics anonymous big book seminar 2004 new york. Big book step study workshop all addictions step study. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Understand and complete the 12 steps of alcoholics. To show other alcoholics addicts precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. All guests registered for big book seminar 2020 have been automatically preregistered for big book seminar 2021. Helping others newcomers is the foundation stone of your recovery. Step meeting an experienced aamember goes through all the twelve steps, along the big book, in 4 meetings the whole meeting in as many weeks. Difference between 12step meetings and big book meetings.
This is a timeless weekend that will continue to stay relevant and continue to carry the message for years. Steps by the big book free sbbb workbook for the 12. Since alcoholism is not about alcohol the effect that process has on the alanoner is equally as powerful as it is for the alcoholic because the point is to work. A study guide for the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous kindle edition by anonymous. It is the originator of the seminal twelve step method widely used to treat addictions that range from alcoholism, heroin, meth and marijuana addiction, as well as overeating, sex addiction and gambling addiction. Steps by the big book steps by the big book workbook for. The chairperson announces the step, and pages in the big book that will be used as a topic for the meeting that night. Details several interviews with big book sponsors and their insights into the 12 steps. Step 12 principles and promises of the aa big book study. Since alcoholism is not about alcohol the effect that process has on the alanoner is equally as. Has the spiritual principles mentioned in the 12 steps put you off in the past or does it still put you off at present. After an anticipated readers digest article fails to materialize and a radio broadcast results in no orders, sales are few and far between. The following is a suggested format for a big book step study meeting with emphasis on the fourth step. A current 200 page study guide for the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous.
Friends and family of alcoholics alanon big book step study recently i went to an alanon meeting where everyone in the room either had already or was in the process of going through the 12 steps using aas big book. Maybe thoroughly too, sincere, dedicated with the best of intentions, even line by line word by word with all the desperation of drowning men. The purpose of this study guide is to enable the student to better understand the information the authors of the book, alcoholics anonymous, intended to impart to each of us based on their experience and knowledge of alcoholism and their program of recovery. Join our email list and we will send you the latest seeds of service newsletter each quarter. Big book meetings, you read a chapter out of alcoholics anonymous book and have a. Aa speaker hilarious recovery share hope and laughter new 2017. You can trust odomtology 12step recovery media to be synonymous with the best online recovery material out there. The individual sections of this study guide material reflect ideas, emotions and attitudes you might hear from the mouth of that old timer over in the corner.
In that setting, consider that, over in the corner, sits an old timer who has been around aa for over half a century. Sunday special edition podcast overeaters anonymous. During any such meeting to study the aa big book, you would expect to encounter a wide variety of viewpoints on the portions under consideration. Known as the big book, it is in its fourth edition and is widely circulated through out the world. This site is not endorsed by or affiliated with any 12 step program. These 12 steps are outlined in chapter 5, how it works, of the big book. Why 12step approaches are not evidencebased as addictions. Jan 29, 2017 aa speakers joe and charlie bill s story the big book comes alive. The big book holds within it the central thesis and ideas of alcohol anonymous and the 12 step approach. Although im actually going to a meeting where they read the. Its these 12 steps, these seven chapters, a mere 103 pages which, when we allow them, change the course of our lives. September 15, 2017 september 17, 2017 2017 seniors in sobriety international conference. The big book and a study guide of the 12 steps of aa by.
Just 1212 step and tradition meetings or big book study which skipped over the 12 steps to the stories. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a study guide for the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous. This is only an introduction to the spiritual riches of the big book s directions to the 12 steps. Big book step study vs 12 steps and 12 traditions, getting. Mar 28, 2017 why 12step approaches are not evidencebased as addictions treatment march 28, 2017 by laurel sindewald 2 comments when i read facing addiction in america. Big book step study retreat aug 1820 area 53 general service. Also known as the cycle, or step rotation, this is a 15week rotation of readings.
Tells the story of na founder, jimmy k, mostly in his own words. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. Steps by the big book free sbbb workbook for the 12 steps. In a friendly, focused group of sponsors, sponsees, and others in recovery, we study and practice the 12 steps as they were originally described in the text, alcoholics anonymous. When the big book was just too heavy going, this guide got me through, to the end. Alcoholics anonymous is often referred to as a 12step program, and aa is the basis for many other 12step programs that have been established. This site is not endorsed by or affiliated with any 12step program. In april 1939, some 5,000 copies of the big book titled alcoholics anonymous roll off the press. Jan 03, 2018 alcoholics anonymous speakers aa speakers. Why 12step approaches are not evidencebased as addictions treatment march 28, 2017 by laurel sindewald 2 comments when i read facing addiction in america. An unofficial guide to the twelve steps, edited by dr. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. Download pamphlets and handouts to use in big book group sessions our workbook companion to alcoholics anonymous 12 steps of recovery from alcoholism and addiction is called steps by the big book.
They broke the 12 steps down in a way that people could understand, thus helping them practice those principles in all. The big book and a study guide of the 12 steps of aa wilson, bill, silkworth, william, bob, dr. If the only two options, as outlined in the big book, is to either start living on a spiritual. This aa guest is a gifted writer and easily explains the 12 steps in the big book, with integrity and just a few, though not irreverent manifestations.
Big book step study preamble sobriety, the freedom from alcohol through the teaching and practice of the twelve steps, is the sole purpose of an a. If you have made hotel reservations with the hotel then please call the marriott boca center to cancel. The irrationality of alcoholics anonymous the atlantic. History of the beginner classes, by wally p reports on an early approach to introducing newcomers to the 12 steps in four, short meetings.
Just 12 12 step and tradition meetings or big book study which skipped over the 12 steps to the stories. The reference pages are taken from the 4th edition of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. We currently host a big book study closed, mens meeting on wednesday night at 8. We are looking at adopting a new format for some of our meetings, it is called the hyannis format and is based on a format developed in hyannis, massachusetts by some recovered alcoholics. We are not affiliated with any twelve step fellowship. The surgeon generals report on alcohol, drugs, and health 1, i was surprised to see twelvestep facilitation tsf included as an evidencebased behavioral treatment for addiction. Joe mcdonald big book step study step 12 august 17, 2017. The big book and a study guide of the 12 steps of aa book.
In that setting, consider that, over in the corner, sits an old timer who has. Are you interested in participating in an indepth study of the principles and promises of step 12. If you are new and unfamiliar with the big book bb many of us change the words alcohol to food, alcoholic to compulsive overeater. Big book recovered alcoholics anonymous retreat group.
Big book study weekend hobart alcoholics anonymous. A study guide for the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous. Step 3 we are going to change it up a little and post a big book study workshop that took place in 2011, each speaker is presenting for about an hour on one step. Bbss speakers on step four in accordance with the twelve traditions of alcoholics anonymous. Quotations from alcoholics anonymous and the twelve steps and twelve traditions are with permission of a. Our goal is to study the steps as a friendly, focused group, and work them as the authors of the big book described. Emotional sobriety and food step 12 principles and promises of the aa big book study. We hope this manual is useful throughout recovery, whether one is working the steps for. Big book step study hyannis format we are looking at adopting a new format for some of our meetings, it is called the hyannis format and is based on a format developed in hyannis, massachusetts by some recovered alcoholics. Aa big book with questions for discussion emotional. It was voted by group conscience that the purpose of this meeting is to help alcoholics achieve sobriety by studying, discussing, and practicing the steps as they are laid out in the. This is a new powerful tool in your tool kit to use in working with others by having the option and the honor to be a cofacilitator doing the aa big book intensive weekend after you have participated in one or two of these recovery weekends.
This page contains notes and handouts for the 12 step big book workshop on aas 12 steps, as presented by dallas b. We are individuals recovering from compulsive overeating through the 12 steps of overeaters anonymous and the teaching and practice outlined in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. A big book step study retreat will be held august 1820, 2017, at camp lazarus. The only requirements are to show up, to study the big book and to practice the steps. Read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. This disappointment foreshadows a bleak summer for the new york fellowship. The primary purpose of this site is to carry the message contained within the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. The big book and a study guide of the 12 steps of aa. For further study, it is suggested that you get a copy of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Aa speaker catch a buzz with the 12 steps of recovery part 1 of 2 by odomtology 12.
Aa big book workshop, taking the 12 steps as done in the 1940s duration. Aa recovered alcoholics anonymous aa11 19,324 views 5. We provide this study guide based on personal experience to help those following aas 12 steps as outlined in the original big book, alcoholics anonymous aa. This is an all addictions big book step study workshop. June 12, 2015 weekend 15th international english speaking aa convention croatia theme living sober dates from friday, the 12th of june, 2015 to sunday, the 14th of june, 2015 location hotel medena, trogir, split, croatia. Aa speakers joe and charlie bills story the big book. Doug is a very funny aa speaker with a great sense of humor. Experience the big book is a guided, detailed study of the aa big book and 12 steps, by dr. This steps by the big book workbook is for those who are willing to grow along spiritual lines 60. Today there are more than,000 rehab facilities in the united states, and 70 to 80 percent of them hew to the 12 steps, according to anne m. Playback recording numbers for our 12 steps in 4 hours workshop. Jun 07, 2015 emotional sobriety and food step 12 principles and promises of the aa big book study.
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