For more about the meetings, please read our page for Newcomers. Here is a curated list of meetings that welcome or focus on beginners.
Beginner Friendly Meetings
| DnD ❖ Beginners Metta Monday ❖ Daily Non-Dukkha Monday 9:00 AM in New York, NY Types: Language - English, Open, Beginners, Recovery Dharma, Online, Online Meeting |
| Recovery Mondays – Vancouver Buddhist Centre Monday 6:30 PM in British Columbia Types: Beginner Friendly, Online, English, Online Meeting |
| RD Phoenix Refuge in The Desert Online (Beginners) Monday 7:00 PM in Phoenix, AZ Types: Language - English, Open, Beginners, Recovery Dharma, Online, Online Meeting |
| Recovery Dharma – Refuge In The Desert Newcomers Monday 7:00 PM in Phoenix, AZ Types: Beginners, Language - English, Recovery Dharma, Online, Online Meeting |
| RD for Beginners @ Acqua Recovery Monday 7:00 PM in Utah Types: Language - English, Open, Beginners, Recovery Dharma |
| Recovery Dharma – Refuge In The Desert Monday 7:30 PM in Phoenix, AZ Types: Beginners, Language - English, Recovery Dharma, Online, Online Meeting |
| Online Beginner’s Meeting Monday 7:45 PM in New York, NY Types: Language - English, Open, Beginners, Recovery Dharma, Online, Online Meeting |
| RD Chautauqua for Beginners @ MHA Tuesday 3:30 PM in New York Types: Language - English, Open, Beginners, Recovery Dharma |
| RD Ocala – The Practice – Beginners Meeting (LGBTQIA+ Friendly) Tuesday 7:00 PM in Florida Types: Language - English, Open, Identity - LGBTQIA+, Beginners, Recovery Dharma |
| RAFT Recovery – UK//IRE Tuesday 8:00 PM in UK Types: Beginner Friendly, Online, RAFT Recovery, English, Online Meeting |
| RD Los Angeles @ Beit T’Shuvah Tuesday 8:10 PM in Los Angeles, CA Types: Language - English, Open, Beginners, Recovery Dharma, Online, Online Meeting |
| The Noble Steps – Wednesday mornings – ET Wednesday 7:00 AM in Bernardsville, NJ Types: Beginner Friendly, Noble Steps, Online, English, Online Meeting |
| Refuge Recovery ‘Beginner’s Mind’ – Los Angeles CA – Wednesdays 6pm Wednesday 6:00 PM in Los Angeles, CA Types: English, Open, Refuge Recovery, Beginners |
| The Noble Steps – Every Second Wednesday West Coast Meeting – PT Wednesday 6:00 PM in Hawthorne, NJ Types: Beginner Friendly, Noble Steps, Online, English, Online Meeting |
| Dharma Bum Temple – 12 Step Zen group – PT Wednesday 7:00 PM in San Diego, CA Types: Beginner Friendly, Buddhist Twelve Step , Online, Zen Buddhism, English, Online Meeting |
| Core Concepts (Out of the Mud Intersangha) Thursday 5:00 PM in New York, NY Types: Language - English, Open, Beginners, Recovery Dharma, Online, Online Meeting |
| Recovery Dharma at Discover and Recover Thursday 5:00 PM in Florida Types: Language - English, Open, Beginners, Recovery Dharma, Online, Online Meeting |
| Heart of Recovery Online Meeting – Fort Collins, CO Thursday 6:00 PM in Fort Collins, CO Types: Beginner Friendly, Heart of Recovery, Online, English, Online Meeting |
| Lakeview Rosecrance Beginners Meeting ****2nd & 4th Thursday of the Month**** Thursday 6:30 PM in Chicago, IL Types: Recovery Dharma, Beginners |
| RD Ocala – The Practice – Beginners Meeting (LGBTQIA+ Friendly) Thursday 7:00 PM in Florida Types: Language - English, Open, Identity - LGBTQIA+, Beginners, Recovery Dharma |
| RD Salem Virginia – Beginner’s Meeting Thursday 7:00 PM in Virginia Types: Language - English, Open, Beginners, Recovery Dharma |
| Eight Step Recovery Finland // Noble Heart – EET Thursday 7:00 PM in Finland Types: Beginner Friendly, Eight Step Recovery, Online, English, Online Meeting |
| Buddhist 12-Step Study Group – Olympia – PT Thursday 7:00 PM in Olympia, WA Types: Beginner Friendly, Buddhist Twelve Step , English, Online Meeting |
| All in Dharma Cherry Hill Friday 4:30 PM in New Jersey Types: Language - English, Open, Beginners, Recovery Dharma |
| RD Alpena for Beginners Friday 6:00 PM in Alpena, MI Types: Language - English, Open, Beginners, Recovery Dharma |
| The Noble Steps – Friday Evenings – ET Friday 6:00 PM in Rockaway, NJ Types: Beginner Friendly, Noble Steps, Online, English, Online Meeting |
| Refuge Recovery ‘Friday Night Beginners’ – Online – 6:30pm PT- 8:30pm CT- 9:30pm ET Friday 6:30 PM Types: English, Open, Wheelchair Access, Refuge Recovery, Online, Beginners, Online Meeting |
| RD Chicago: Beginner’s Meeting Friday 7:00 PM in Chicago, IL Types: Language - English, Open, Beginners, Recovery Dharma, Online, Online Meeting |
| The Noble Steps – Saturday mornings – ET Saturday 8:00 AM in Newton, NJ Types: Beginner Friendly, Noble Steps, English |
| Dharma Bum Temple – 12 Step Zen group – PT Saturday 10:00 AM in San Diego, CA Types: Beginner Friendly, Buddhist Twelve Step , Online, Zen Buddhism, English, Online Meeting |
| The Noble Steps – Saturday evenings – ET Saturday 6:00 PM in Rockaway, NJ Types: Beginner Friendly, Noble Steps, Online, English, Online Meeting |
| RD Lexington Sunday 3:00 PM in Kentucky Types: Mindfulness Practice, Open, Beginners, Language - English, Recovery Dharma |
| (90 min) Women/NB Only Sunday 3:00 PM in Baton Rouge, LA Types: Language - English, Open, Beginners, Recovery Dharma, Online, Online Meeting |
| Noble Steps – Sunday Evenings – ET Sunday 5:00 PM in Maplewood, NJ Types: Beginner Friendly, Noble Steps, Online, English, Online Meeting |
| RAFT Recovery – UK/IRE Sunday 6:00 PM in UK Types: Beginner Friendly, Online, RAFT Recovery, English, Online Meeting |