Big book step study process

It opens the door to the rest of the steps and allows a person to begin the process of selfreflection step four and admitting the nature of ones wrongdoings step five. I am getting stuck on understanding my turnarounds, especially the selfseeking. Day city meeting location address time format saturday west hartford big book step study st josephs episcopal 679 farmington ave 6. I was living a life of selfishness and selfcenteredness, and i did not have peace, serenity or joy in my life. Upon achieving step one the admission of powerlessness and step two agreeing that there is, in fact, a higher power, step three goes beyond words to actions. Alcoholics anonymous, which earned the moniker the big book due to the unwieldy size of its first edition, was not used as a guide to recovery from alcoholism until some years after its publication in cleveland, where a member.

Connecticut aa big book step study meetings concord nhbbss. Here he shares insights into step two of aa, alcoholics anonymous 12 steps. Click the about bbss tab to read how a longtime bbss member describes the qualifications and responsibilities of the chairperson and speaker, who are qualified to share, and details. Eventually the group chose to keep the question and answer book study format, but to use a modern hybrid 12step book instead of the big book. This does not imply either approval of or endorsement by this organization which, i understand, feels alcoholics. A list, and look, at the big book step study bbss meetings. A simple guide that works with the big book to make step work fast, concise and powerful. It was voted by group conscience that the purpose of this meeting is to help alcoholics achieve sobriety by the studying, discussing, and practicing of the twelve steps as they are laid out in the big book.

I admit that i am powerless over alcoholthat my life has. When the study is completed, each member will have read through chapter seven of the book alcoholics anonymous including the preface and forewords to all editions. 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. In hindsight, i had ignored the suggestion in the long form of tradition five. The group was a back to the basics of the big book kind of group, especially for those people who just could not stay sober for any length of. Massachusetts aa big book step study meetings concord. 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. Includes a zoom meeting schedule and qualified speakers, recorded at the asheville bbss meeting between 1999 and 2018. The saturday morning big book step study meeting of alcoholics anonymous normally meets every saturday from 9 a. All 12 steps of joes big book study free audio download at.

I love all of the 12 steps of aa, but step two is the one that gives us hope. Step 4 big book step study step 4 turnarounds hi, im looking for replies from those who have done step 4 exactly as it is written in the big book. We are not experts on the big book of alcoholics anonymous. 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. I have been attending recovery meetings since 1977, releasing the addiction to alcohol, food and codependency. I started working the steps out of the big book in 1998, with a step study sponsor and a supportive big book group. An active journey through the 12 steps schwartz, aron on. The big book step study bbss format, based upon an aa meeting format originated in hyannis, mass. Recovery is a spiritual process and step three is when the doors of hope, faith and trust are opened allowing us to once again take a deep breath and feel the serenity. Big book step study aa meetings turned out to be the antidote and balance to that weak aa message and group that dominated aa at the time. We have to cooperate, to do certain things that will allow a higher power to help us follow spiritual principles. Given current events we have moved to a virtual meeting only, until further notice.

If you find any inconsistencies or you know of a meeting change, wed love to know about it. Big book step study vs 12 steps and 12 traditions, getting. Almost always we want to go further and admit other defects that have made us hard to live with. Open, big book, step study the simple actions group. Steps by the big book step 4 resentments steps by the. Preamble sobrietythe freedom from alcoholthrough the teaching and practicing of the twelve steps is the sole purpose of an aa group. Wonderful summation of these critical steps in the recovery process.

The inventory is described as a factfinding and factfacing process. 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. Bbss big book step study an approach to working the twelve steps as they are laid out in the big book alcoholics anonymous. This 1212 book of essays was of course the words of bill w. The following is a suggested format for a big book step study meeting with emphasis on the fourth step. Big book step study is both a particular style of a. Students complete the information search, give presentations, and turn in projects and papers, and teachers record grades. Click the link above to download the printable 12 step guide.

Big book step study all saints parish 1773 beacon st 7. List of big book step study bbss groups in the united states. Is sober, has done the steps as laid out in the big book, and can demonstrate that by their own words and example. There is no one set way that the founders and pioneers worked the steps. My big book step study sponsor came to an open, womens 1212 meeting and spoke on step three. Twelvestep guide to using the alcoholics anonymous big book. Is willing to conduct the meeting according to the format. Our format florida big book step study all addictions. Big book step study step 4 turnarounds soberrecovery. The titled side also tells us what the book alcoholics anonymous is to.

Those members who have been through the process often qualify themselves by by saying that they have done the 12 steps as directed and laid out in the big. Nothing short of continuous action upon these as a way of life can bring the muchdesired result. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves reading. The format that was given to me is called the hyannis method. For further study, it is suggested that you get a copy of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Jason wahler is a reality tv star in recovery and undoing the stigma around addiction. Breaking down step two of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. These step study guides and worksheets have been used by thousands of aas, nas, alanons, oa overeaters, cas, gas and other 12 step recovery program members that use the 12 steps as instructed in the book, alcoholics. Would those who have completed the process as it is laid out in the big book with the help of a big book step study sponsor and who are willing to sponsor others through the twelve steps please raise your hands. Is sober, has done the steps as laid out in the big book, and can demonstrate that by their. In that setting, consider that, over in the corner, sits an old timer who has. To be able to start on this step, the previous three steps must of course have been completed, so before starting check with your sponsor, spiritual advisor, counselor, etc. 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.

On one side is the title of the book and the other side is blank so persons wishing to maintain their anonymity can simply turn it over and recover the book in plain white paper. Helping others newcomers is the foundation stone of your recovery. An unofficial guide to the twelve steps, edited by dr. Step two is the step in which we formerly acknowledge the higher power. Please ignore anything in the group sessions or this workbook that you feel contradicts what you find in the big book. It is easy to overlook the final stage of the big6 process evaluation. This is an english language phone meeting which concentrates on the reading and study of the big book of a. 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. With step two we learn that we are not alone, and tha. That is what the authors of the big book and millions before you did. Sbbb refers to this steps by the big book workbook.

Big book step study is both a particular style of aa meeting as well as a philosophy about working the twelve steps precisely as they are laid out in the big book. Since the first one held in asheville in 2004, the program of the big book step study convention established by members of alcoholics anonymous has relied on strong speakers to connect their own experience of working the twelve steps to our basic text. The experience outlined in the big book makes it clear that it is not enough to believe that there is a higher power that can help us. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. With a few references to the big book 12 steps as the original format and where the 12 step process is made clear, some suggestion to seek god and grow spiritually, but all in all. Some of the key early members, don, dale and chris went through the process as it is laid out in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. This diagram is a handy reference for where the steps are located in the big book. The big book explains that we must make a list that includes all our resentments we have and have ever had, an account of sexual conduct and our fears. A fourth study guides are distilled right out of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Friday kingston big book step study vineyard christian fellowship church 8 hilltop ave 7. The essence of step three is turning over your will, getting out of the way, and being restored to reality, honesty, balance and peace of mind. Friday mattapoisett big book step study friends meeting house 103 marion rd, rt 6 7. Welcome to big book revealed a site dedicated to the process of recovery as outlined in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Quotations from alcoholics anonymous and the twelve steps and twelve traditions are with permission of a.