Learn how the twelve steps of overeaters anonymous and the big book can free you from the bondage of compulsive overeating. To listen to a recorded linebyline oa big book study, go to our conference call recordings for more information. Oa hour of power we live in the solution and not the. This site provides a wealth of resources to guide your step work based on alcoholics anonymous big book. We welcome everyone who feels they have a problem with food. List of big book step study bbss groups in the united states hyannis format meeting schedule. Cycle 12 summer winter 2016 oa big book nyc on oa cartoon archive.
Big book sponsorship 12 step recovery from any and all. If the steps arent working for you, then maybe youre not working the steps in a way that works for you. The study guide was written and is published by the primary purpose group of alcoholics anonymous in dallas, tx. Community center for spiritual living, 3891 ridge rd. An oa big book study working the 12 steps in oa is the foundation of our recovery. Overeaters anonymous big book study session four 2 please turn to page 72, paragraph 1. Meetings covid19 meeting information at this time, the oa melbourne including regional victoria and tasmania intergroup highly recommends that members and visitors call the meeting contact listed on this page to confirm the details before attending the meeting. All aa literature that has the aa logo is approved by oa world service. If you are interested in overeaters anonymous, please click on the image to the left. It might therefore be worth it to try the approach to the steps used in this step study, based on the big book. But theres another duo that are spoken about with nearly equal reverence.
You do not have to register to attend an oa meeting. Covid19 meeting info read the wso covid19 statement we currently support oa meetings in goleta, santa barbara, ojai, ventura, and camarilloplus the ciig service board meeting is the first thursday of each month in carpinteria. This site is optimized for mobile devices as well as desktoplaptop computers. Unauthorized reproduction of this book for sale is a violation of law and sale at a price greater than cost is a violation of the authors terms of. See directions above and check with contact person. It is not oa conference or boardapproved and does not represent oa as a whole. The twelve steps of overeaters anonymous may help you when all other methods have failed. Meetings oa hour of power we live in the solution and. The overeaters anonymous hour of power is a phone meeting and a fellowship of men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. Overeaters anonymous big book study session two 2 so, we want to thank you for providing us the opportunity to learn more about our spiritual program of recovery by once again helping others go through the steps of overeaters anonymous.
The documents represent the views of a number of overeaters anonymous oa members who use the big book as a set of directions for working the twelve steps. Aa big book study virtual meeting inperson on hold until further notice 7. It is the opinion of the presenters and the words are directly taken from the big book. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. Read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. This will take you to the official website of overeaters anonymous. This is an updated version january 2014 of the popular big book study guide written by lawrie c. Local meetings overeaters anonymous gold coast intergroup. The content reflects the experience, strength and hope of our local members. These are suggested topics from the big book of alcoholics anonymous, as a guide to selecting a meeting topic for discussion meetings. When sober people talk about the program, the two most common names youll hear tossed around are, of course, bill and bob. Overeaters anonymous oa is a community of people who support each other in order to recover from compulsive eating and food behaviors.
Aa big book study virtual meeting inperson on hold. Oapp overeaters anonymous primary purpose oapp menu. The workshop used the program of action found in oas and aas basic text, alcoholics anonymous, fondly known as the big book. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. Monday thru friday meetings during the oa hour of power monday thru friday meetings, we read and discuss the books alcoholics anonymous, also known as the big book, and alcoholics anonymous 12 steps and 12 traditions. You have a drinking problem and you telephone alcoholics anonymous for help. The step 4 forms and the step 11 form were originally produced by blaine d. Eye opener thursday meeting format big book study chairpersons instructions for use in aa meetings hosted at. Facetoface temporarily suspended meeting will meet at regular time in the zoom online conference room. More meetings in the meeting list have hyperlinks now.
For a printable, clickable pdf meeting list, organized by daystate, click the big blue button on the meetings page. About the workshop come join us in working the twelve steps as outlined in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. We want to make sure that someone is there to welcome you when you arrive at a meeting that you have never visited before. Big book study discussing the oa book twelve steps and twelve traditions first friday of the month, and the aa big book on the remaining fridays. We had two lovely sharers come and speak on this topic, howard b and jan v. Joe and charlie big book study recordings when sober people talk about the program, the two most common names youll hear tossed around are, of course, bill and bob. This loop is for overeaters anonymous members who are interested in studying the alcoholics anonymous big book as it pertains to compulsive overeating. Many of us have found that to help in our recovery from compulsive eating over or under we need to use the tool of literature on a daily basis. Big book study guide used in linebyline big book meetings the study guide was written and is published by the primary purpose group of alcoholics anonymous in dallas, tx. In addition to the calendar below, a list of virtual meetings is available, and the intergroup newsletter contains a meeting directory overeaters anonymous has approximately 6,500 meetings in over 80 countries. It is a good idea to reach out to the contact person to make sure the meeting information on this list is current. The sunday evening macon ga meeting is an online meeting. Joe mcq and charlie p, a team of two men who died in 2007 and 2011, respectively known as joe and charlie who met in 1973 and spent the next three decades spreading their interpretation of. We change only alcohol and alcoholic to food and compulsive overeating in the script and nontext portions click hear to read.
The big book oa stands for the proposition that the twelve steps give us freedom from the bondage of food. On awakening a writing meeting focusing on the 12 steps of oa and aa meeting number. To be registered with the wso, oa meetings must fulfill the definition of an oa group, which means they meet to practice the twelve steps and traditions of oa, welcome all who have the desire to stop eating compulsively, do not require members to practice any actions to remain a member or to share at a meeting. 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. As a covid19 precaution, this inperson meeting has transitioned to a zoom meeting. An entire weekend offering inspiration, education, motivation, and fellowship. Some oa meetings have been suspended until further notice as a protective measure. The power of the big book convention overeaters anonymous. Local meetings overeaters anonymous south bay intergroup. Telephone, online, and nonrealtime options are available overeaters anonymous san fernando valley intergroup cannot attest to any virtual meeting s observation of oa traditions.
We use the big book as our main text, studying it in meetings and with our recovered sponsors, because following the simple program of action in the big book is how we recovered from compulsive eating. World directory of primary purpose groups big book study for a. Please notice that this chapter is not named into thinking or into hearing about what to do or into telling others wha t to. The saturday morning big book step study meeting of alcoholics anonymous normally meets every saturday from 9 a. Click on the link to see a current list of meetings in the channel islands area. Oa is a nonprofit international organization with approximately 8,500 meeting groups in over 50 countries throughout the world.
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