Welcome to back to the books home on the world wide web. 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. Back to the book a guide for aa beginners meetings. Back to basics an open aa group meets wednesdays, at 7. Back to basics the lifechanging beginners meetings. Folks, this tape has no tags or needs additional descriptive tags please add more tags in the comments section to help me categorize it better. In the past fifteen years, more than 500,000 have recovered with this time tested and highly effective program. Back to basics bookstore us only back to basicspriority mail us only back to the basics of recovery bookstore us only back to the basics of recoverypriority mail us only how to listen to god bookstore us only how to listen to godpriority mail us only dvds, cds, and other digital media us only. Any fear of not doing them correctly or too quickly was nonsense for me. Back to basics the aa beginners meetings 14 book package. Three of the handouts outline homework to be completed outside of the meeting. These range from simple listmaking techniques to questionnaires totaling fifty pages and more.
Our aim is to responsibly serve those needs with integrity and fairness. 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. Not wanting to reinvent the wheel, the back to basics beginners meeting is formatted to accomplish the same thing in much the same way. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. There is no obligation by any member of the original way group to use this guide. Oes back to basics back to basics back to basics aa back to basics audio back to basics acupuncture back to basics homesteading back to basics strategy back end programming basics back to basics wally p back to basics wally p pdf back to basics of recovery back to basics traditional skills back to basics readers digestreader back to. In my home town, it started innocently enough about keeping to a.
This beginners meeting describes in stepbystep detail the original alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings that produced a 5075% recovery rate from alcoholism during the 1940s and 1950s. There several views to the back to basics movement. Aa books, aa literature, and aa pamphlets are just a few of the many items available for aa groups. The other main fundamentalist group is back to basics. This online meeting follows the back to basics book format. The back to the basics was patterned after early aa beginners meetings. Back to basics as currently constituted is based on the 1998 book of that name second edition 2001, eighth printing 2006 authored by a very interesting character named wally p. Links to groups that use this approach can be found on the right side of the page. Back to basics the alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings. The sbbb study guide is for those in recovery from the disease of addiction who wish to work the 12 steps by the big book, alcoholics anonymous. In that setting, consider that, over in the corner, sits an old timer who has been around aa for over half a century. Buy a cheap copy of back to basics book by readers digest association. 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.
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 ses. The big book of alcoholics anonymous including twelve steps and twelve traditions. The back to basics book the alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings in four onehour sessions by wally p. Oct 30, 2000 too much time is spent dragging the steps out. The big book of alcoholics anonymous including twelve. Oes back to basics back to basics back to basics aa back to basics audio back to basics acupuncture back to basics homesteading back to basics strategy back end programming basics back to basics wally p back to basics wally p pdf back to basics of recovery back to basics traditional skills back to basics readers digestreader back to basics fourth. The central office is closed on the observance days of new years, memorial day, july 4th, labor day, thanksgiving and christmas. Back to basics and other threats to aa aa agnostica. In support of aa singleness of purpose, attendance at closed meetings is limited to persons who have a desire to stop drinking. There are links to aa and broward intergroup there as well. This particular book is as its title implies back to basics. Back to basics the aa beginners meetings 10 book package. Different guides have been developed by well meaning folks in several 12 step programs. Back to basics is also hosting a zoom meeting following the same schedule for members who are not able to attend in person.
In the event you try to find new book to study, this book very suited to you. Literature catalog this catalog lists all conferenceapproved literature and other a. 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 know in a crisis. Back to the basics essay december 2018it seems like only yesterday that my old friend and sponsor jesse l.
Covers topics from farming, food preservation, blacksmithing, camping, and other topics. May 17, 2015 back to basics as currently constituted is based on the 1998 book of that name second edition 2001, eighth printing 2006 authored by a very interesting character named wally p. B2b is a great starter to get someone into aa, not as a replacement for aa. The author style to elucidate the idea is very unique. This guide exemplifies, as close as possible, one of the strongest original ways of alcoholics anonymous.
National big book meeting covina zoom archives baltimore, md. I was involved for almost 3 years in a sunday night meeting entitled back to basic where we used this book and the big book. 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. 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.
Several years ago, about 11 or so, i was introduced to this particular approach and wally ps book entitled back to basics. Back to basics is a guide for surviving in and living a more simple lifestyle. This is a good being reference for the prepper, the survivalist, or those interested in a simpler lifestyle. These early meetings in that spirit had the beginner take the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous in four 1hour sessions. He said that there once was a worldrenowned football team that had successful seasons year after year. His daughter, sue smithwindows, has wholeheartedly agreed that her father was an absolute believer in the keep it simple approach detailed in this book. The other says, the big book was designed to change the alcoholic, not the. It works much in the same way, but has different origins. 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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Back to basics is written to assist people in being self sufficient and in homesteading, not survival. Back to basics big book study alcoholics anonymous.
In the ne and nw areas of houston, we now have seven aa groups offering the backtobasics approach to allow those alcoholics who come our way to get their needed miracle promptly, the way dr. The alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings 2 by wally, p. This website has been created as a service to those who suffer from addiction to alcohol, narcotics or both. Mar 04, 2016 there several views to the back to basics movement. 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. Back to basics and other religionists aa agnostica. This book has created a spiritual renewal by taking newcomers and oldtimers alike back to the original a. One of the first of these guides, the akron manual, was commissioned by dr. Aa speaker turn our will and our lives over to the care of god new 20 duration. Another determined person, wally p, launched back to basics, with some tapes, in december 1995.
Updated march 29, 2020 request a change to this listing use this form to submit a change to the meeting information above. Recoveryshop is the onestop shop for recovery meeting materials and 12step program related gifts. The back to basics guy sharing his experience, strength and hope. 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.
Back to basics for newcomers online lakeshore intergroup. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. The catalog is in three languages, organized in three sectionsenglish, french, and spanish. Please log on 1015 minutes prior to start of meeting. Aas forgotten beginning the alcoholics anonymous beginners classes facts and thoughts transcribed from a talk given by wally p. One year, however, things were not going well for the team. 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. 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. Back to basics lansing alcoholism treatment program. The alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings, here are the steps we took. The book back to basics the alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings has been dedicated to dr. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered. Back to basics members say the program works for them, it gives them pracical ways to stay sober. It is an excellent book which will give you a historic view of how things were done in the past and.
Back to the basics of the big book beginners meeting beginners meetings lansing, mi. A simple guide to health and fitness will bring you to the new experience of reading any book. You can learn about what back to the book is on the about page. Recorded live during a back to basics study over 12 weeks during summer 2016 by tim b. In back to basics meetings, attendees are expected to go through all 12 steps in. 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.
Inventory sheets all as you might imagine is the fourth step with a sheet we use in step 8 as well. This site is not endorsed by alcoholics anonymous world services, nor does it represent alcoholics anonymous as a whole. Bobs original vision, the akron prebig book sixstep program found on page 151 of back to basics, that involves the following. 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. Apr 30, 1998 back to basics the alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings here are the steps we took. Back to basics the alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings here are the steps we took. Meeting back to basics austin aa hill country intergroup.
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