{"id":4792,"date":"2025-11-21T19:58:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T17:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gekkodev2.co.za\/pta\/?page_id=4792"},"modified":"2025-11-21T20:22:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T18:22:45","slug":"group-readings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/na.org.za\/pta\/group-readings\/","title":{"rendered":"Group Readings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Group Readings” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Montserrat|800|||||||” title_font_size=”46px” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” content_font_size=”30px” content_letter_spacing=”1px” content_line_height=”2em” subhead_font=”Montserrat|–et_global_body_font_weight|||||||” subhead_font_size=”25px” subhead_letter_spacing=”1px” subhead_line_height=”1.6em” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_type=”circular” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(0,0,0,0.74) 0%|rgba(255,255,255,0) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https:\/\/na.org.za\/pta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/2151118274.jpg” parallax=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”25px” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_border_width=”2px” button_one_border_radius=”2px” button_one_font=”Montserrat|900|||||||” button_one_icon=”5||divi||400″ button_one_icon_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_custom_margin=”40px||||false|false” custom_padding=”100px||100px||true|false” hover_enabled=”0″ title_font_size_tablet=”46px” title_font_size_phone=”35px” title_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_css_content=”margin-top: 30px;” custom_css_subtitle=”margin-top: 30px;” title_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ content_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ subhead_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ button_one_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_style_button_one=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#224091″ custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”25px” text_line_height=”1.6em” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]Tradition 4 states that \u2013 Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or NA as a whole. 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Who is an addict? – White<\/a>
Why are we here? – White<\/a>
What is the NA Program? – White<\/a>
How it works – Red<\/a>
What can I do? – Light Blue<\/a>
The twelve traditions of NA – Blue<\/a>
We do recover – Green<\/a>
More will be revealed – Light Green<\/a>
Just for today – Yellow<\/a><\/p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Chair Preambles” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_link_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” body_link_text_color=”#224091″ body_link_font_size=”16px” body_link_line_height=”2.2em” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” toggle_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” toggle_font_size=”20px” theme_builder_area=”post_content” open=”off” sticky_enabled=”0″]

English<\/a>
Afrikaans<\/a>
IsiXhosa<\/a><\/p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Secretary Preambles” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_link_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” body_link_text_color=”#224091″ body_link_font_size=”16px” body_link_line_height=”2.2em” global_colors_info=”{}” toggle_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” toggle_font_size=”20px” theme_builder_area=”post_content” open=”off”]

English<\/a>
English V2<\/a><\/p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Literature Preambles” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_link_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” body_link_text_color=”#224091″ body_link_font_size=”16px” body_link_line_height=”2.2em” global_colors_info=”{}” toggle_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” toggle_font_size=”20px” theme_builder_area=”post_content” open=”off”]

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