One-Day 12-Step Intensive (Modern Format)

⚡️ One-Day 12-Step Intensive (Modern Format)

This format is inspired by early AA practices (like Dr. Bob’s one-session sponsorship), but updated with trauma-informed care, mindfulness, and optional psychedelic integration.

Time

Focus

Activity

9:00 AM

Grounding & Intention

Breathwork, journaling, set intentions for the day

9:30 AM

Step 1–3: Surrender & Connection

Admit powerlessness, explore Higher Power, guided meditation or prayer

10:30 AM

Step 4: Moral Inventory

Write a short but honest inventory (resentments, fears, harms)

11:30 AM

Step 5: Confession & Witnessing

Share inventory with a sponsor, therapist, or trusted peer

12:30 PM

Lunch & Reflection

Light meal, solo walk, or music integration

1:30 PM

Step 6–7: Release & Transformation

Identify character defects, somatic release, symbolic ritual (e.g., burn list)

2:30 PM

Step 8–9: Amends Planning

Make a list, write letters (not necessarily send), role-play tough conversations

3:30 PM

Step 10–11: Daily Practice

Create a personal inventory template, design a spiritual routine

4:30 PM

Step 12: Service & Sharing

Write your story, plan how to carry the message (sponsorship, art, advocacy)

5:30 PM

Integration Circle

Group sharing, gratitude ritual, closing intention

🌿 Optional Psychedelic Integration Layer

If someone has had a recent psychedelic experience (or plans to), this format can be adapted to include:

• Pre-work: Set intentions and clarify what you want to heal or understand.

• Post-journey: Use Steps 4–9 to process insights, shadow work, and relational healing.

• Integration: Steps 10–12 become the framework for living out the transformation.

Therapists using models like ACT, IFS, or ACE often guide clients through this process over a few sessions, but some retreats and intensives condense it into a single day or weekend for maximum impact