New Foundations of the Science of Mind Beyond Limits Change your Thinking Change your Life Spiritual Principles and Practices The Essential Ernest Holmes Exploring Roots From Whence we Came Building a Healing Consciousness Creative Process in the Individual Meditation is More than you Think Power of your Word Practical Mysticism Spiritual Mind Treatment The Edinburgh Lectures
Classes
Welcome to Science of Mind!
Centers for Spiritual Living provides certificated education and a licensing path to CSL members from around the world. Certificated Education is offered through CSL Member Communities, like ours here at Center for Spiritual Living Greater Dayton.
New courses are released to the Field for a one-year beta testing period. During this time, courses are continually improved by feedback from our teachers and students. New courses are also being translated into Spanish. Our goal is to offer the teachings of Centers for Spiritual Living to the world.
If you have questions or are interested in registering for one of the following classes, please reach out to our Office Administrator at (937)298-1376 and leave a message, or send an email to [email protected].
Payment arrangements can be made that support your financial well-being, please do not hesitate to ask. Our goal, like that of Centers for Spiritual Living, is to offer these teachings to the world.
New Foundations of the Science of Mind
This is a revision and widely updated new version of the Foundational
Course. It presents a new spiritual principle each week and a spiritual
practice to support that principle.
Read More
Read More
The Creative Process is introduced at the beginning of the class and then
flows through each week, so that the student has the opportunity to see
and use the Creative Process at work in each spiritual principle.
Each week also features the writing of one of our elders as well as one of our contemporaries on the subject at hand. These include Dr. William Hornaday, Dr. Frank Richelieu, Terry Cole Whittaker, Dr. Jesse Jennings, Dr. Kathy Hearn, Dr. Linda McNamar, and many more.
Each week also features the writing of one of our elders as well as one of our contemporaries on the subject at hand. These include Dr. William Hornaday, Dr. Frank Richelieu, Terry Cole Whittaker, Dr. Jesse Jennings, Dr. Kathy Hearn, Dr. Linda McNamar, and many more.
Length of Course: 10 weeks
Required Text: The Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text: The Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Beyond Limits
This course is a dynamic course. It takes the foundational principles and
offers them in a format for beginning students and those unfamiliar with
Science of Mind.
Read More
Read More
Topics include Oneness, Spiritual Mind Treatment, the Reciprocal
Universe, the Creative Process, Hidden Beliefs, and other essential
principles.
This course includes (a PowerPoint presentation for the instructor) a study
guide through each class session for the students.
Length of Course: 10 weeks
Required Text: How to Change Your Life by Ernest Holmes
Creative Ideas by Ernest Holmes
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text: How to Change Your Life by Ernest Holmes
Creative Ideas by Ernest Holmes
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Change Your Thinking Change Your Life
In this course you will learn how to apply SOM principles, practices and
methods to enhance your life in three areas: relationships, prosperity and
health.
Read More...
Read More...
Length of Course: 5 Weeks
Required Text: No required text
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text: No required text
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Spiritual Principles and Practices
This is an Essential Foundational Course based on the principles and
practices of Science of Mind. Living the best possible life takes practice,
practice, practice.
Read More...
Read More...
Discover proven practices that bring spiritual principle into action allowing
you to manifest a desired goal or intention. Through this course, which
offers spiritual practices and their methods that you can begin using NOW,
you will begin to see results and changes in your life.
Length of Course: 5 Weeks
Required Text: This Thing Called You by Ernest Holmes
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text: This Thing Called You by Ernest Holmes
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
The Essential Ernest Holmes
This course is a loving tribute to our founder, Dr. Ernest Holmes, and all the
wisdom he brought to the world. The course is based upon What We
Believe.
Read More...
Read More...
Each week the students have the opportunity to examine each of the ideas
contained in it and uncover ways to make the power of this teaching come
alive in their lives.
Every session has a meditation on Light that takes the student progressively deeper and deeper into the Light to find their Inner Truth.
Every session has a meditation on Light that takes the student progressively deeper and deeper into the Light to find their Inner Truth.
Length of Course: 10 Weeks
Required Text: The Essential Ernest Holmes by Dr. Jesse Jennings
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text: The Essential Ernest Holmes by Dr. Jesse Jennings
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Exploring Roots
This course provides the student with an understanding of the historical
roots in America of Ernest Holmes’ philosophy.
Read More...
Read More...
Specific emphasis is given to the works of Thomas Troward, Emma Curtis
Hopkins, and Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Length of Course: 10 Weeks
Required Text:
- The Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes
- Emerson’s Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science by Thomas Troward
- Scientific Christian Mental Practice by Emma Curtis Hopkins
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text:
- The Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes
- Emerson’s Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science by Thomas Troward
- Scientific Christian Mental Practice by Emma Curtis Hopkins
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
From Whence We Came
If you like history, then From Whence We Came is a course you will find
most interesting. You won't have to memorize dates or place names.
Read More...
Read More...
The history is one of the ideas which converged in American culture to
become what we now know as Religious Science and the larger New
Thought movement. These ideas originally arose before recorded history,
but were rediscovered in the 19th century by some notable people whose
works are read and discussed in this course. These great luminaries of
New Thought were the first to frame them in words and make them
accessible to the general public.
Length of Course: 10 Weeks
Required Text:
- Emerson’s Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science by Thomas Troward
- Scientific Christian Mental Practice by Emma Curtis Hopkins
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text:
- Emerson’s Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science by Thomas Troward
- Scientific Christian Mental Practice by Emma Curtis Hopkins
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Building a Healing Consciousness
This course uses The Science of Mind to deepen the student’s basic
understanding of this teaching.
Read More...
Read More...
Length of Course: 8 Weeks
Required Text:
- The Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes
- The Joy of Meditation by Jack & Cornelia Addington
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text:
- The Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes
- The Joy of Meditation by Jack & Cornelia Addington
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Creative Process in the Individual
This class is based on the book of the same name which explains the
nature of creative action, beginning with the formation of the universe and
ending with a vista of infinite possibilities attainable by the individual.
Read More...
Read More...
Thomas Troward argues from basic principles we all understand, and
shows how these principles may be carried into the future. He relies on the
maxim that “Principle is not bound by precedent,” and by the premise that
we are not only able, but also required, by the law of our own being, to take
a more active part in our personal evolution than has ever occurred in the
past.
Length of Course: 8 Weeks
Required Text: Creative Process in the Individual by Thomas Troward
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text: Creative Process in the Individual by Thomas Troward
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Meditation is More Than You Think
This is an introductory meditation course that begins with the beginner and
moves step by step through the powerful tool of meditation in many
different modalities.
Read More...
Read More...
Topics include meditation with light, mantras, sound, movement, breathing,
and more. Each week is very experiential with various forms of meditation
that the student can then take with them for a richer practice in their lives.
Length of Course: 8 Weeks
Required Text: An Easy Guide to Meditation by Roy Eugene Davis - CSA Press, 1978
Additional Text (Choose One):
- How to Meditate by Lawrence LeShan - Bantam, 1975
- Journey of Awakening by Ram Dass - Bantam, 1978
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text: An Easy Guide to Meditation by Roy Eugene Davis - CSA Press, 1978
Additional Text (Choose One):
- How to Meditate by Lawrence LeShan - Bantam, 1975
- Journey of Awakening by Ram Dass - Bantam, 1978
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Power of Your Word
This is an amazing course on the power of Spiritual Mind Treatment. Each
week is a thoughtful approach to the deeper understandings of affirmative
prayer.
Read More...
Read More...
How does the nature of God and human create prayer, what is the impact
of creative law and beliefs, what do I to pray for, what is affirmative
treatment, and what is the state of continuous prayer?
Each week has experiential exercises to give these ideas a reality for the student.
Each week has experiential exercises to give these ideas a reality for the student.
Length of Course: 8 Weeks
Required Text: Refer to course curriculum materials.
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text: Refer to course curriculum materials.
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Practical Mysticism
This course is an exploration of mysticism, what it is and what it is not. It
provides the framework for the student to live a more mystical life in
present time.
Read More...
Read More...
Each student sets a personal intention for their lives. Emphasis is given to
the practice of meditation and the practice of witnessing consciousness.
This course is ideal for those seeking to deepen their own awareness of the Divine reality in daily living.
This course is ideal for those seeking to deepen their own awareness of the Divine reality in daily living.
Length of Course: 10 Weeks
Required Text:
- The Foundations of Mysticism by Joel Goldsmith
- Entering the Castle: Finding the Inner Path to God and Your Soul’s Purpose by Caroline Myss
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text:
- The Foundations of Mysticism by Joel Goldsmith
- Entering the Castle: Finding the Inner Path to God and Your Soul’s Purpose by Caroline Myss
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Self-Mastery: The Emergence of the True Self
The Self-Mastery Course focuses on healing the perceived separation
between personality and Spirit. Through an active exploration of the
creative nature of thoughts and feelings, beliefs and emotions.
Read More...
Read More...
The students have an opportunity to gain mastery in the art of living as
conscious, intentional beings.
Length of Course: 8 Weeks
Required Text: Living the Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text: Living the Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Spiritual Mind Treatment
Welcome to Healing and Manifesting Your Greatest Life through the
Practice of Spiritual Mind Treatment.
Read More...
Read More...
This course explores the principles and practices of Science of Mind with
an emphasis on the use of daily Spiritual Mind Treatment. Combining the
principles of Science of Mind and practice of Spiritual Mind Treatment
offers a dynamic training opportunity for students to engage in Intentional
Manifestation, and allows one to heal, overcome challenges, and change
the conditions of one’s own life and in the lives of others.
Length of Course: 8 Weeks
Required Text:
- The Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes
- Five Steps of Freedom by Dr. John Waterhouse
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text:
- The Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes
- Five Steps of Freedom by Dr. John Waterhouse
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
The Edinburgh Lectures
Judge Thomas Troward delivered these lectures in Edinburgh, Scotland in
1904. The Lectures have inspired nearly every other early New Thought
writer and have served as the touchstone for metaphysical thinking to this
day.
Read More...
Read More...
Troward's mind is logical, brilliant, and extremely precise. Based on the
classic lecture series, this class is excellent for the serious student of New
Thought.
Length of Course: 8 Weeks
Required Text: The Edinburgh Lectures by Thomas Troward
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text: The Edinburgh Lectures by Thomas Troward
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Treatment and Meditation: Spiritual Practices for Daily Living
This course focuses on the student developing lifetime habits of meditation
and Spiritual Mind Treatment.
Read More...
Read More...
Spiritual Mind Treatment for oneself is reviewed and strengthened, and
then students advance to treating for other people.
Length of Course: 10 Weeks
Required Text:
- Journey of Awakening by Ram Dass
- Can We Talk To God? by Ernest Holmes
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text:
- Journey of Awakening by Ram Dass
- Can We Talk To God? by Ernest Holmes
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
New Foundations of the Science of Mind
This is a revision and widely updated new version of the Foundational
Course. It presents a new spiritual principle each week and a spiritual
practice to support that principle.
Read More
Read More
The Creative Process is introduced at the beginning of the class and then
flows through each week, so that the student has the opportunity to see
and use the Creative Process at work in each spiritual principle.
Each week also features the writing of one of our elders as well as one of our contemporaries on the subject at hand. These include Dr. William Hornaday, Dr. Frank Richelieu, Terry Cole Whittaker, Dr. Jesse Jennings, Dr. Kathy Hearn, Dr. Linda McNamar, and many more.
Each week also features the writing of one of our elders as well as one of our contemporaries on the subject at hand. These include Dr. William Hornaday, Dr. Frank Richelieu, Terry Cole Whittaker, Dr. Jesse Jennings, Dr. Kathy Hearn, Dr. Linda McNamar, and many more.
Length of Course: 10 weeks
Required Text: The Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text: The Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Beyond Limits
This course is a dynamic course. It takes the foundational principles and
offers them in a format for beginning students and those unfamiliar with
Science of Mind.
Read More
Read More
Topics include Oneness, Spiritual Mind Treatment, the Reciprocal
Universe, the Creative Process, Hidden Beliefs, and other essential
principles.
This course includes (a PowerPoint presentation for the instructor) a study
guide through each class session for the students.
Length of Course: 10 weeks
Required Text: How to Change Your Life by Ernest Holmes
Creative Ideas by Ernest Holmes
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text: How to Change Your Life by Ernest Holmes
Creative Ideas by Ernest Holmes
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Change Your Thinking Change Your Life
Release Date April 2021
In this course you will learn how to apply SOM principles, practices and methods to enhance your life in three areas: relationships, prosperity and health.
Read More...
Length of Course: 5 Weeks
Required Text: No required text
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text: No required text
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Spiritual Principles and Practices
This is an Essential Foundational Course based on the principles and
practices of Science of Mind. Living the best possible life takes practice,
practice, practice.
Read More...
Read More...
Discover proven practices that bring spiritual principle into action allowing
you to manifest a desired goal or intention. Through this course, which
offers spiritual practices and their methods that you can begin using NOW,
you will begin to see results and changes in your life.
Length of Course: 5 Weeks
Required Text: This Thing Called You by Ernest Holmes
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text: This Thing Called You by Ernest Holmes
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
The Essential Ernest Holmes
This course is a loving tribute to our founder, Dr. Ernest Holmes, and all the
wisdom he brought to the world. The course is based upon What We
Believe.
Read More...
Read More...
Each week the students have the opportunity to examine each of the ideas
contained in it and uncover ways to make the power of this teaching come
alive in their lives.
Every session has a meditation on Light that takes the student progressively deeper and deeper into the Light to find their Inner Truth.
Every session has a meditation on Light that takes the student progressively deeper and deeper into the Light to find their Inner Truth.
Length of Course: 10 Weeks
Required Text: The Essential Ernest Holmes by Dr. Jesse Jennings
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text: The Essential Ernest Holmes by Dr. Jesse Jennings
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Exploring Roots
This course provides the student with an understanding of the historical
roots in America of Ernest Holmes’ philosophy.
Read More...
Read More...
Specific emphasis is given to the works of Thomas Troward, Emma Curtis
Hopkins, and Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Length of Course: 10 Weeks
Required Text:
- The Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes
- Emerson’s Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science by Thomas Troward
- Scientific Christian Mental Practice by Emma Curtis Hopkins
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text:
- The Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes
- Emerson’s Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science by Thomas Troward
- Scientific Christian Mental Practice by Emma Curtis Hopkins
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
From Whence We Came
If you like history, then From Whence We Came is a course you will find
most interesting. You won't have to memorize dates or place names.
Read More...
Read More...
The history is one of the ideas which converged in American culture to
become what we now know as Religious Science and the larger New
Thought movement. These ideas originally arose before recorded history,
but were rediscovered in the 19th century by some notable people whose
works are read and discussed in this course. These great luminaries of
New Thought were the first to frame them in words and make them
accessible to the general public.
Length of Course: 10 Weeks
Required Text:
- Emerson’s Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science by Thomas Troward
- Scientific Christian Mental Practice by Emma Curtis Hopkins
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text:
- Emerson’s Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science by Thomas Troward
- Scientific Christian Mental Practice by Emma Curtis Hopkins
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Building a Healing Consciousness
This course uses The Science of Mind to deepen the student’s basic
understanding of this teaching.
Read More...
Read More...
Length of Course: 8 Weeks
Required Text:
- The Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes
- The Joy of Meditation by Jack & Cornelia Addington
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text:
- The Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes
- The Joy of Meditation by Jack & Cornelia Addington
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Creative Process in the Individual
This class is based on the book of the same name which explains the
nature of creative action, beginning with the formation of the universe and
ending with a vista of infinite possibilities attainable by the individual.
Read More...
Read More...
Thomas Troward argues from basic principles we all understand, and
shows how these principles may be carried into the future. He relies on the
maxim that “Principle is not bound by precedent,” and by the premise that
we are not only able, but also required, by the law of our own being, to take
a more active part in our personal evolution than has ever occurred in the
past.
Length of Course: 8 Weeks
Required Text: Creative Process in the Individual by Thomas Troward
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text: Creative Process in the Individual by Thomas Troward
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Meditation is More Than You Think
This is an introductory meditation course that begins with the beginner and
moves step by step through the powerful tool of meditation in many
different modalities.
Read More...
Read More...
Topics include meditation with light, mantras, sound, movement, breathing,
and more. Each week is very experiential with various forms of meditation
that the student can then take with them for a richer practice in their lives.
Length of Course: 8 Weeks
Required Text: An Easy Guide to Meditation by Roy Eugene Davis - CSA Press, 1978
Additional Text (Choose One):
- How to Meditate by Lawrence LeShan - Bantam, 1975
- Journey of Awakening by Ram Dass - Bantam, 1978
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text: An Easy Guide to Meditation by Roy Eugene Davis - CSA Press, 1978
Additional Text (Choose One):
- How to Meditate by Lawrence LeShan - Bantam, 1975
- Journey of Awakening by Ram Dass - Bantam, 1978
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Power of Your Word
This is an amazing course on the power of Spiritual Mind Treatment. Each
week is a thoughtful approach to the deeper understandings of affirmative
prayer.
Read More...
Read More...
How does the nature of God and human create prayer, what is the impact
of creative law and beliefs, what do I to pray for, what is affirmative
treatment, and what is the state of continuous prayer?
Each week has experiential exercises to give these ideas a reality for the student.
Each week has experiential exercises to give these ideas a reality for the student.
Length of Course: 8 Weeks
Required Text: Refer to course curriculum materials.
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text: Refer to course curriculum materials.
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Practical Mysticism
This course is an exploration of mysticism, what it is and what it is not. It
provides the framework for the student to live a more mystical life in
present time.
Read More...
Read More...
Each student sets a personal intention for their lives. Emphasis is given to
the practice of meditation and the practice of witnessing consciousness.
This course is ideal for those seeking to deepen their own awareness of the Divine reality in daily living.
This course is ideal for those seeking to deepen their own awareness of the Divine reality in daily living.
Length of Course: 10 Weeks
Required Text:
- The Foundations of Mysticism by Joel Goldsmith
- Entering the Castle: Finding the Inner Path to God and Your Soul’s Purpose by Caroline Myss
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text:
- The Foundations of Mysticism by Joel Goldsmith
- Entering the Castle: Finding the Inner Path to God and Your Soul’s Purpose by Caroline Myss
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Self-Mastery: The Emergence of the True Self
The Self-Mastery Course focuses on healing the perceived separation
between personality and Spirit. Through an active exploration of the
creative nature of thoughts and feelings, beliefs and emotions.
Read More...
Read More...
The students have an opportunity to gain mastery in the art of living as
conscious, intentional beings.
Length of Course: 8 Weeks
Required Text: Living the Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text: Living the Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Spiritual Mind Treatment
Welcome to Healing and Manifesting Your Greatest Life through the
Practice of Spiritual Mind Treatment.
Read More...
Read More...
This course explores the principles and practices of Science of Mind with
an emphasis on the use of daily Spiritual Mind Treatment. Combining the
principles of Science of Mind and practice of Spiritual Mind Treatment
offers a dynamic training opportunity for students to engage in Intentional
Manifestation, and allows one to heal, overcome challenges, and change
the conditions of one’s own life and in the lives of others.
Length of Course: 8 Weeks
Required Text:
- The Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes
- Five Steps of Freedom by Dr. John Waterhouse
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text:
- The Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes
- Five Steps of Freedom by Dr. John Waterhouse
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
The Edinburgh Lectures
Judge Thomas Troward delivered these lectures in Edinburgh, Scotland in
1904. The Lectures have inspired nearly every other early New Thought
writer and have served as the touchstone for metaphysical thinking to this
day.
Read More...
Read More...
Troward's mind is logical, brilliant, and extremely precise. Based on the
classic lecture series, this class is excellent for the serious student of New
Thought.
Length of Course: 8 Weeks
Required Text: The Edinburgh Lectures by Thomas Troward
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text: The Edinburgh Lectures by Thomas Troward
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Treatment and Meditation: Spiritual Practices for Daily Living
This course focuses on the student developing lifetime habits of meditation
and Spiritual Mind Treatment.
Read More...
Read More...
Spiritual Mind Treatment for oneself is reviewed and strengthened, and
then students advance to treating for other people.
Length of Course: 10 Weeks
Required Text:
- Journey of Awakening by Ram Dass
- Can We Talk To God? by Ernest Holmes
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
Required Text:
- Journey of Awakening by Ram Dass
- Can We Talk To God? by Ernest Holmes
CSL Registration Fee: $45/student
