OA Channel Islands
By Natalie G.
OA Channel IslandsMar 29, 2019
Sober Eating Workshop - 2/24/24
Sober Eating-Identifying Problem Foods and Getting Abstinent! Listen as fellows with many years of recovery share their experience, strength, and hope on how to identify our alcoholic foods and the program that can bring us recovery.
Prelapse-Relapse October 7, 2023
2 recovered members of OA share their experience, strength and hope regarding "prelapse" (what might we look for before a relapse), and relapse.
Body Image 12-Step Workshop from 4-29-23
Join fellows from Los Angeles as they take us through the 12 steps and invite us to new insights. Be prepared to write as there are exercises throughout the workshop. We invite you to stop the recording during those spots to give yourself time to write.
Big Book Study - Urban Retreat - October 14-16, 2022
A weekend retreat on recovery in OA through using the Big Book. Led by Janet.
Tuesday 6:30 PM - 5th Tuesday of the Month Speaker's Meeting from 8-31-22
A recovering member of OA shares their experience, strength and hope followed by a sharing / Q&A session.
Saturday Ventura & Santa Barbara combined Speakers meeting from 7-2-22
A recovering member of OA shares their experience, strength and hope, followed by sharing.
Tuesday 6:30 PM - 5th Tuesday of the Month Speaker's Meeting from 5-31-22
A recovering member of OA shares their experience, strength and hope followed by a sharing / Q&A session.
Saturday Ventura & Santa Barbara combined Speakers meeting from 5-7-22
A recovering member of OA shares their experience, strength and hope, followed by sharing.
Saturday Ventura & Santa Barbara combined Speakers meeting 4-2-22
A recovering member of OA shares their experience, strength and hope followed by sharing.
Step 11 Workshop from 4-10-22
An abstinent member of OA shares their experience, strength and hope with Step 11.
Tuesday 6:30 PM - 5th Tuesday Speaker Meeting from 3-30-22
A recovering member of OA shares their experience, strength and hope followed by a Q&A session.
Saturday Ventura & Santa Barbara combined Speakers meeting 3-5-22
A recovering member of OA shares their experience, strength and hope followed by a Q&A session.
Saturday Ventura & Santa Barbara combined Speakers meeting 2-5-22
A recovering member of OA shares their experience, strength and hope.
Step 10 Workshop from 1/23/22
An abstinent member of the OA Channel Islands Intergroup shares their experience, strength and hope with Step 10.
Saturday Ventura & Santa Barbara combined Speakers meeting 9-5-20
A recovering member of OA shares their experience, strength and hope followed by a Q&A session.
Saturday Ventura & Santa Barbara combined Speakers meeting from 1-8-22
A recovering member of OA shares their experience, strength and hope followed by a Q&A session.
Saturday Ventura & Santa Barbara combined Speakers meeting from December 4, 2021
A recovering member of OA shares their experience, strength and hope followed by a Q&A session.
Tuesday 6:30 PM - 5th Tuesday Speaker Meeting from 11-30-21
A recovering member of OA shares their experience, strength and hope followed by a Q&A session.
Saturday Ventura & Santa Barbara combined Speakers meeting from October 30, 2021
A recovering member of OA shares their experience, strength and hope followed by a Q&A session.
Saturday Ventura & Santa Barbara combined Speakers meeting from October 2, 2021
A recovering member of OA shares their experience, strength and hope followed by a Q&A session.
Saturday Ventura & Santa Barbara combined Speakers meeting from September 4, 2021
A recovering member of OA shares their experience, strength and hope followed by a Q&A session.
Saturday Ventura & Santa Barbara combined Speakers meeting from August 7, 2021
A recovering member of OA shares their experience, strength and hope followed by a Q&A session.
Tuesday 6:30 PM - 5th Tuesday Speaker Meeting from 8-31-21
A recovering member of OA shares their experience, strength and hope followed by a sharing and Q&A session.
Steps 8 and 9 Workshop from 7/18/21
An abstinent member of OA shares their experience, strength and hope with Steps 8 and 9.
Saturday Ventura & Santa Barbara combined Speakers meeting from July 3, 2021
A recovering member of OA shares their experience, strength and hope followed by a Q&A session.
Tuesday 6:30 PM - 5th Tuesday Speaker Meeting from 6-29-21
A recovering member of OA shares their experience, strength and hope followed by a sharing and Q&A session.
Saturday Ventura & Santa Barbara combined Speakers meeting from 6-5-21
A recovering member of OA shares their experience, strength and hope followed by a Q&A session.
Saturday Ventura & Santa Barbara combined Speakers meeting from 4-3-21
A recovering member of OA shares his experience, strength and hope.
Tuesday 6:30 PM - 5th Tuesday Speaker Meeting
A recovering member of OA shares their experience, strength and hope followed by a Q&A session.
Saturday Ventura & Santa Barbara combined Speakers meeting 3-6-21
A recovering member of OA shares their experience, strength and hope followed by a Q&A session.
Saturday Ventura & Santa Barbara combined Speakers meeting 2-6-21
A recovering member of OA shares their experience, strength and hope followed by a Q&A session.
Steps 5-7 Workshop from 3-28-21
Three abstinent members of OA share their experience, strength and hope with Steps 5, 6 & 7. This workshop includes a writing exercise.
Step 4 Workshop from January 31, 2021
An OA fellow shares her experience, strength and hope regarding Step 4. There are 3 parts to this episode. Part 1 includes the speaker's story and a recap of Steps 1-3; Part 2 includes the resentment inventory, and Part 3 includes the fear and sex inventories.
Saturday Ventura & Santa Barbara combined Speakers meeting from 1-2-21
An OA member shares their experience, strength and hope, followed by a Q&A session.
Saturday Ventura & Santa Barbara combined Speakers meeting from 12-5-20
A long-time member of OA shares their experience, strength and hope followed by a Q&A session.
OA Channel Islands Big Book Retreat - November 6-7, 2020
This recovery retreat provides a clear understanding of how to identify trigger ingredients, our powerlessness, and the spiritual solution that can take us to a personality change needed to recover from our deadly disease and stay recovered. The speaker is a Big Book thumper, with very long term abstinence, who takes us through The Steps—have your AA Big Book and writing materials handy.
Step 3 Workshop from 10-4-20
A long-time OA member shares her experience, strength and hope with Step 3. This workshop includes writing prompts and sharing.
Step 2 Workshop from 8-16-20
A long-time OA member shares her experience, strength and hope with Step 2. This workshop includes handouts, writing prompts, and sharing. Handouts can be found here.
Step 1 Presentation and Q&A - June 14, 2020
A recovered member of the Channel Islands Intergroup shares on Step 1, followed by a Q&A session and sharing from OA fellows.
Ventura 10 AM Saturday Speaker's Meeting - Stephanie J.
Stephanie J from the Channel Islands Intergroup shares her experience, strength and hope.
Panel Speakers from 11-9-19 workshop on Sponsoring
Listen to a panel of sponsors with long-time recovery share their stories and talk about sponsoring. Panelists are Dawn B., Dulcie H., Sheila J., and Tim C.
OA-Ventura 10 AM Monthly Speaker's Meeting--Cori N.
Cori N. shares her experience, strength and hope at the 1st Saturday of the month speaker's meeting in Ventura, CA, followed by a question and answer period.
Ventura 10 AM Speaker's meeting - Gail
1st Saturday of the month speaker meeting from 7/6/19
Sat. Ventura Speaker's Meeting 6-1-19 (Deb)
This podcast includes Deb's share and the Q&A afterwards.
Sat. Ventura Speaker's Meeting 4-6-19 (Mary Ann)
This podcast includes the talk by Mary Ann and the Q and A afterwards.
The Big Book Comes Alive Retreat - April 2018
3-day retreat on recovery in OA through using the Big Book. Led by Lawrie C.
Sober Eating Workshop - October 2017
1-day workshop on sober eating and defining what that is for you.
Recovery in OA - A Big Book Study, February 2017
2-day Big Book study with Harlan G. on recovery in OA.
Step Workshop on Body Image - November 2016
One-day workshop on body image, held in Carpinteria, CA
Recovery from Relapse thru the 12 Steps - June 4, 2016
John speaking about Recovery from Relapse at a one-day workshop in Ventura, CA.