Please note - these sites and links are shared in the loving hope that my Experience Strength and Hope may be of benefit to others. I do not "endorse" any of these sites, but share what works for me.
On-line meeting rooms
Visit
www.oa.org for a full list of all registered on-line meetings - there are many, including some special focus meeting.There are a number of meeting rooms - links for details:
12 Step 4 COE's Room
http://www.starchat.net/chat.php?chan=12step4coes or see http://www.oa12step4coes.org/meetings.html for more detailsRecovery Room
http://www.starchat.net/chat.php?chan=recoveryMeetings for Recovery Room
http://www.starchat.net/chat.php?chan=meetingsforrecovery or see http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/MeetingFORRecovery/ for more detailsBig Book Study Room
http://www.starchat.net/chat.php?chan=bbstudyE-mail loops
There are many hundreds - maybe thousands - of e-mail loops!!! Currently OA does not register loops, so here are a few that I know about:
Abstinent 4 today: -
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Abstinent4Today/ active loop with many new members12 step loop:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/12step4coesLOOP/ very large, active general support loopSeniors Spirits loop
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/SeniorSpirit12Step4COES aimed at the over 45’s, but all welcomed100+loop http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/100plusOA/ aimed at those who have, or need to, lose 100 plus pounds
Silver Recovery - This loop is for those men and women who are compulsive eaters and over fifty. To subscribe to the loop send a blank e-mail to:
[email protected]
Other loops - you can do a search on any of the e-mail group providers, but here is a starter to some groups of loops:
The 12Step4coes loops can be found here http://www.oa12step4coes.org/loops.html, they include the following:
The Recovery Group http://www.therecoverygroup.org/trg.html have a number of loops, including:
Web sites
www.oa.org OA’s World Service official home page
http://www.healingresource.org/book.cgi?Display_Welcome The Big Book on-line (4th edition - first 164 pages plus the Doctors opinion and Dr Bobs nightmare) searchable for page numbers, words, plus a dictionary - or just read the book!
http://www.oa12step4coes.org/welcome.html home page for the 12step4coes loops and meetings
http://www.12stepworkbook.org/html/DownloadbookOne.html#TotalBook Not OA - A twelve step workbook - fully downloadable.
http://www.the12steps.com/welcome.htm Not OA - A 12 step discussion starting with "Step 1 admitted we were powerless over (what ever your affliction) and that our lives were unmanageable". (Mainly alcohol/drugs related comments, but certainly I could apply to my life!)