Aa back to basics book

This workshop is also for recovered members who want to work with others. Back to basics christian bookstore the reason were here facebook youtube. This 150 page 3ring binder contains all the materials necessary to conduct back to basics a. We will be listening to a powerful audio presentation by paul f who facilitates a series of back to basics meetings. Back to basics meeting leader guide original 1946 format this meeting leader guide is the companion for the back to basics book. Bob and the good old timers, william jamesvarieties of religious experience, henry b wrightthe will of god and a mans lifework, old audio tapes and video of original members, wally pback to basics, clarence s, william glasser m.

Not wanting to reinvent the wheel, the back to basics beginners meeting is formatted to accomplish the same thing in much the same way. The back to basics guy sharing his experience, strength and hope. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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. We suggest you follow along in your own 4th edition big book and take notes as you listen to the audio. 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. Back to the book a guide for aa beginners meetings.

These sheets are referenced in our big book study audio sessions, so have them printed out and ready to go. 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. Read online fourth step inventory aa back to basics book pdf free download link book now. Back to basics and other religionists aa agnostica. Inventory sheets all as you might imagine is the fourth step with a sheet we use in step 8 as well. South king county alano club 17 harvey road auburn, wa 98002. 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. This 128 page book is a companion for the back to the basics of recovery meeting leader guide, which is a 2015 version of the 1946 back to basics a. This is an excellent book for doing the steps the way they were done back in the days when aa started. The book back to basicsthe alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings has been dedicated to dr. There are links to aa and broward intergroup there as well. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book.

They literally had cards they carried and had to be approved to attend meetings. Aas forgotten beginning the alcoholics anonymous beginners classes facts and thoughts transcribed from a talk given by wally p. Bob would say and these are the best ways i have seen it work that way. Several years ago, about 11 or so, i was introduced to this particular approach and wally ps book entitled back to basics. Welcome to back to the books home on the world wide web. The alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings 2 by p. Jul 06, 2017 the other main fundamentalist group is back to basics.

The need for meditation seems to be underemphasized these days, and certainly there are very few oldtimers or newcomers who discuss two. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. Referring to our list, put an x or in the box that applies. Recoveryshop is the onestop shop for recovery meeting materials and 12step program related gifts. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered. Big book sponsorship 12 step recovery from any and all.

Back to basics sessions have been held continuously on the west side of cleveland, every quarter, since january 2008. In the past fifteen years, more than 500,000 have recovered with this time tested and highly effective program. Take all 12 steps in just 4 hours download this aa big. Back to basics big book study alcoholics anonymous. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. Download fourth step inventory aa back to basics book pdf free download link or read online here in pdf. You can learn about what back to the book is on the about page. However, this step guide works well with a 4 column inventory worksheet also. Meeting leader guide and book, you can take anyone through the twelve steps in a few hours. Inventory inspiration is a list that has been helpful at jarring the memory for out inventory list while basic instincts and glossary usually printed. Probably the most well known promoters of this movement are joe and charlie two long time aas that work the speaker circuit. Alcoholics anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.

Back to the basics of recovery is a 2016 version of the 1946 back to basics a. These early meetings in that spirit had the beginner take the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous in four 1hour sessions. Use the back to basics worksheets while you listen to the back to basics audio sessions here. He is the originator of the back to basics beginners meetings, which have grown to more than 2,500 groups, and produced more than 150,000 recoveries since its reintroduction into the twelvestep community in 1997.

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. The meeting leader guide is the companion for the back to basics book. The big book bunch unofficial written materials on the big book. The alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings 2 by wally, p. The original aa beginners instructional classes began in the early 1940s in cleveland, ohio and spread throughout the united states. 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. It works much in the same way, but has different origins. Back to basics and other threats to aa aa agnostica. Back to basics is a guide for surviving in and living a more simple lifestyle. This is a thorough yet simple checklist format like bob, bill, clarence and many aa pioneers used.

Aa speaker turn our will and our lives over to the care of god new 20. Bobs original vision, the akron prebig book sixstep program found on page 151 of back to basics, that involves the following. Back to basics is a loosely defined movement to return to the principles and methods defined in the big book alcoholics anonymous it is also sometimes referred to as the big book movement. Links to groups that use this approach can be found on the right side of the page. Back to basics christian bookstore inside mid rivers mall upper level, near the center of the mall back to basics christian bookstore the reason were here facebook. This workshop is for newcomersbeginners who want the original, undiluted 12 step program of the 1940s when recovery rates were 5075 per cent. To enable you to find a power greater than yourself that will solve your problem. Back to basics big book group alcoholics anonymous. 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. One of the first of these guides, the akron manual, was commissioned by dr. 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. This site is not endorsed by alcoholics anonymous world services, nor does it represent alcoholics anonymous as a whole.

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. Handouts back to the book a guide for aa beginners. They were generally outspoken and not recieved well by aa groups and the strong opposition seemed to. Experience the spiritual awakening that occurs as the direct result of taking the twelve steps in four onehour sessions. Nov 06, 20 in this usa area, about 2 12 years ago in 2008, a yellow cover book back to basics by wally p. This is a good being reference for the prepper, the survivalist, or those interested in a simpler lifestyle. Three of the handouts outline homework to be completed outside of the meeting. 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 in bethpage, li is a 5 week one hour per week meeting. While this book discusses the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous, back to basics is a separate organization outside of aa, with its.

Mar 04, 2016 there several views to the back to basics movement. The big book of alcoholics anonymous, also referred to as alcoholics anonymous. Recorded live during a big book study over 27 weeks during winterspring 201516 by tim b. His daughter, sue smithwindows, has wholeheartedly agreed that her father was an absolute believer in the keep it simple approach detailed in this book. Back to basics members say the program works for them, it gives them pracical ways to stay sober. This site is like a library, you could find million book here. Back to the basics of the big book beginners meeting beginners meetings lansing, mi.

The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism, is a collection of texts used by members of the alcoholics anonymous fellowship the book has undergone four revisions since william wilson, also known as bill w. Aa books, aa literature, and aa pamphlets are just a few of the many items available for aa groups. Jan 11, 2017 12 videos play all entire back to basics 12 week, 12 steps of aa recovery big book for dummies bob d. Apr 30, 1998 this is an excellent book for doing the steps the way they were done back in the days when aa started. For members of aa, or other 12 step based programs, this book will astound you as to how it was done in the beginning. Back to basics recovery model big book sponsorship.

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. I also have the foxfire series of books but i always come back to my back to basics book. Readings are directly from the big book, with an audio assist. Back to basics information on taking the twelve steps in four onehour sessions. I am also convinced that aggressive political movements by the christian right in all aspects of american life have engendered elements of what only can be described as an offshoot of the culture wars within the formerly unallied confines of aa. Recorded live during a back to basics study over 12 weeks during summer 2016 by tim b.

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. 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. The book has been specifically rewritten for use in treatment centers, aftercare facilities, halfway houses, recovery homes, correctional facilities, and all twelvestep programs. Wally paton is the author of back to basicsthe alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings and how to listen to goda guide for successful living through the practice of twoway prayer. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. The back to basics book the alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings in four onehour sessions by wally p. I have had the back to basics books since it was first introduced in 1981. Inventory inspiration is a list that has been helpful at jarring the memory for out inventory list while basic instincts and glossary. 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. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary. The book has been specifically rewritten for use in treatment centers, aftercare facilities, halfway houses, recovery homes, correctional facilities, and twelvestep meetings. Another determined person, wally p, launched back to basics, with some tapes, in december 1995. In my home town, it started innocently enough about keeping to a. God, the authors personal experience and sponsorship, big book 4 th ed.

We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. Handouts three of the handouts outline homework to be completed outside of the meeting. Step four this guide refers to the included aa the original way 4 th step inventory. I would love to have the newest edition since my book is getting a little ragged from all the use. Big book workshop back to basics summer 2018 session 1. 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.

Covers topics from farming, food preservation, blacksmithing, camping, and other topics. Beginners meetings as they were held in the mid 1940s. The back to basics foundation is dedicated to saving the lives of alcoholics, addicts and obsessive compulsives by showing them the sheer simplicity of the program of recovery and by guiding them through the twelve steps as they were taken by many of the pioneers in the 1940s. This is the official website of the general service office g.

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. 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. 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. Based on the content and flow of the earliest aa beginners meetings in the 1940s, this guide conducts you through.

Aa speaker turn our will and our lives over to the care of god new 20 duration. Back to basics the lifechanging beginners meetings. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. Welcome to back to the book s home on the world wide web. Back to basics lansing alcoholism treatment program. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions.