Back to basics aa big book beginners meeting pdf book. Recoveryshop is the onestop shop for recovery meeting materials and 12step program related gifts. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. 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. World services and its subsidiaries were not involved within the production of this. Our notes, commentary, and genderinclusive changes are formatted in italics. Taking this book down from our shelf we turn to the page which contains the twelve steps.
A cofounder of alcoholics anonymous tells how members recover and how the society functions. There several views to the back to basics movement. Aas forgotten beginning the alcoholics anonymous beginners classes facts and thoughts transcribed from a talk given by wally p. How to take the twelve steps quickly and often kindle edition by p, wally. A first of anything is a beginning, and so it is with the steps.
Back to basics in bethpage, li is a 5 week one hour per week meeting. Apr 30, 1998 back to basics the alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings here are the steps we took. This 150 page 3ring binder contains all the materials necessary to conduct back to basics a. Please feel free to make suggestions about any of these handouts. This guide exemplifies, as close as possible, one of the strongest original ways of alcoholics anonymous. Nov 06, 20 in this usa area, about 2 12 years ago in 2008, a yellow cover book back to basics by wally p. The assets and liabilities checklist was used by the very early a. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. For further study, it is suggested that you get a copy of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. They were generally outspoken and not recieved well by aa groups and the strong opposition seemed to. You really do have to read this stuff to believe it download the pdf in the link above. In the big book, as the text alcoholics anonymous is known, we read the written words of the first 100 men and women of aa as they were put in the way of a. For the aa founders and for those of us who practice all 12 steps today, we are sure god wants this for all people. Looking for books by wally p see all books authored by wally p.
In the past fifteen years, more than 500,000 have recovered with this time tested and highly effective program. Not wanting to reinvent the wheel, the back to basics beginners meeting is formatted to accomplish the same thing in much the same way. Back to basics to be able to twelfth step ourselves and. This particular book is as its title implies back to basics. Meetings, led the copper valley group in san manual, arizona, through the twelve. Back to basics the alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings here are the steps we took. Step 2, 3 and 4 tunity to grow in understanding and effectiveness by once again taking the twelve steps along with you.
Back to basics meeting leader guide original format. Back to basicsthe alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings. Formats in which the twelve steps and twelve traditions can be read. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. Great step book for normies who want to become happy or happier also free if downloaded entitled. This site has been built and maintained to support anyone in recovery. Back to basics the aa beginners meetings 10 book package.
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. As we have discovered right here in these beginners meetings, each time we take the steps, we grow closer to the one who has all power. Click here to find out more about the full version for. Both sponsoree and sponsor share the answer, experience, strength, and hope. Take all 12 steps in just 4 hours download this aa big. 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. Pdf version one this is a basic version of the text of alcoholics anonymous.
That is how back to the basic text accidentally evolved from a series of questions and notes originally prepared by me, as a na sponsor to aid in helping the newcomers i worked with to learn and apply the twelve step work suggested by the narcotics anonymous program. Helping others newcomers is the foundation stone of your recovery. The big book of alcoholics anonymous the world famous eye. 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. Admitted to god, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature. For those who have never attended such a meeting the format is where two members of the group read from a script and go through the theory and practical application of all 12 steps over a four week period.
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. For members of aa, or other 12 step based programs, this book will astound you as to how it was done in the beginning. Once taken, all the steps should be worked more thoroughly, forever. Liabilities and assets checklist for a moral inventory the introduction to the fourth step starts at the bottom of page 63 of the aa text. Be advised that other ideas and interpretations, which are consistent with. In the six years i have followed the 12 steps of aa, my level of happiness has increased beyond. We wish to make the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous part of our lives by collaborating with a power greater than ourselves. But great numbers of theseabout two out of threebegan to return as time.
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. This site is like a library, you could find million book here by using search box in the header. Back to basics meeting leader guide original 1946 format this meeting leader guide is the companion for the back to basics book. Upon completion the sponsoree meets with their sponsor to go over the written assignment. Back to basics and other threats to aa aa agnostica. Hes got week back, thank god, but his story reminded me of when i did step 1, and the three fundamental, absolute truths about alcoholism that it taught me. Now newly updated, the hundreds of projects, stepbystep sequences, photographs, charts, and illustrations in back to basics will help you dye your own wool with plant pigments, graft trees, raise chickens, craft a hutch table with hand tools, and make treats such as blueberry peach jam and cheddar cheese. Pdf version based upon the text of the windows help version and published by arid media. All but the inspiration and daily inventory are referred to by the back to the book script along with when they should be handed out. Back to basics 12 step workshop area 82 alcoholics. We wish to make the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous part of our lives by collaborating with a power greater than ourselves an inner knowing, our own. The first edition of the big book has 28 stories of alkies that were sober prior to the book or the. Beginners meetings as they were held in the mid 1940s. We simply are not running anywhere near those numbers in aa worldwide.
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. Pdf back to basics the alcoholics anonymous beginners. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions twelve steps and twelve traditions. Any fear of not doing them correctly or too quickly was nonsense for me. In my home town, it started innocently enough about keeping to a. In this usa area, about 2 12 years ago in 2008, a yellow cover book back to basics by wally p. Mar 04, 2016 there several views to the back to basics movement. May 17, 2015 back to basics and other threats to aa. Back to basics meetings and groups in canada, united kingdom and the united states wally p. It is an excellent book which will give you a historic view of how things were done in the past and. Moreover, we find, back to basics is the stepbystep original alcoholics anonymous beginners meeting format that produced a 50% to 75% recovery rate from alcoholism during the 1940s.
Back to basics is written to assist people in being self sufficient and in homesteading, not survival. Take all 12 steps in just 4 hours download this aa big book step. Recoveryshop is the onestop shop for recovery meeting materials and 12 step program related gifts. Back to basics the alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings here are the steps.
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. Step one we admitted we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable. To read a pdf version of the twelve steps and twelve traditions click here. 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. These early meetings in that spirit had the beginner take the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous in four 1hour sessions. Back to the basics of sponsorship aa back to basics. Then we do the writing assignment of the basic text step study guide of step five. Liabilities and assets checklist for a moral inventory. The instructions developed by wally are also presented here. Reading the corresponding step in the book, 12 steps and 12 traditions, can offer additional insight. 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.
Ebook back to basics the alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings here are the steps we took. Good book, and will help you understand the 12 steps. There is no obligation by any member of the original way group to use this guide. A complete guide to traditional skills back to basics guides gehring, abigail on. Much of what we need to know about the zealotry of back to basics can be gleaned from a talk given by wally p. It is meant to provide all the resources one needs to study the 12 steps as outlined in the 4th edition of alcoholics anonymous.
Recorded live during a back to basics study over 12 weeks during summer 2016 by tim b. Through our own experience of working with others, many hopeless, suffering addicts lack the necessary power and time to keep coming back to meetings and somehow get sober or clean. 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 speaker turn our will and our lives over to the care of god new 20 duration. The accompanying cd contains twentyfour pages of pdf. Twelve traditions while taking attendees through the twelve steps using the big book of alcoholics. This is a study guide to the book alcoholics anonymous. The back to basics 12 step workshop is open to all who seek recovery. The back to the basics was patterned after early aa beginners meetings.
Formatted by wally paton, an alcoholics anonymous archivist from tucson, arizona, back to basics is a reenactment of a 1940s aa beginner meeting where participants are guided through the 12 steps in four sessions, each an hour long. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Because this book has become the basic text for our society and. Especially, as that word gets used by individuals who embrace traditional religious concepts of what it means to them. It is dedicated to those who want recovery from alcoholism, but have difficulty with the word god. Next we launched out on a course of vigorous action, the first step of which is a personal housecleaning, which many of us had never attempted. A complete guide to traditional skills back to basics guides. 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. Take all 12 steps in just 4 hours download this aa big book step guide and work book it takes only 4 hours to learn the 12 steps and a lifetime to practice them. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading back to the basics of recovery. Back to basics as currently constituted is based on the 1998. Hi all, i attend a back to basics 12 step study meeting each week and have done so for the last two years. 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. Back to basics the alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings.
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Honesty, purity, unselfishness and love and the liabilities were dishonesty, resentment, selfishness, and fear. All of the steps with the exception of the 5th step were taken during the meetings. The alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings 2 by wally, p. The leader began by reading about the first step from wallys book. Buy a cheap copy of back to basics book by readers digest association.
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