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Youth Program Classes

Nursery (Newborn to 3 years)

We provide childcare service for infants and toddlers. We believe seeds of spirituality can be planted even in the early years. Our volunteers provide a loving environment for babies and toddlers that supports their natural creativity.

Youth (4 to 12 years)

Our youth classes are all about learning in a fun and loving environment. We teach children to form an inner connection with Spirit. We work with them to develop character traits such as compassion toward others, creativity, respect and integrity.

Teen Program

The program focuses on teaching teens to understand their unique ability to create their own experience. As their bodies go through changes, so do their minds. We encourage and teach rites of passage into adulthood so they can make the transition from child to adult smoother. We also incorporate technology and apps for smart phones to help them develop a daily spiritual practice.

Youth Program Curriculum

Science of Mind principles form the basis of our youth curriculum. We teach children that Spirit manifests in and through all of creation. They learn how they can interact with Spirit as a co-creative partner. Our youth program present great ways to grow and nurture the innate curiosity and keenness that exists in our youth.

Key principles taught at CSL are:

  • Core Values
  • Life Skills and Strategies
  • Problem Solving
  • Making Good Choices
  • Self-Awareness and Self-Esteem

Our Youth Program

Children are not “empty vessels,” but full expressions of Spirit waiting to be revealed. At Center for Spiritual Living we teach our youth to believe in themselves and trust their own intuition and wisdom. We provide them with a safe and nurturing environment to explore their spirituality and to gain a foundation of values using Science of Mind principles. We encourage our youth to develop a personal relationship with Spirit through the practices of:

  • Affirmations
  • Meditation
  • Arts, Crafts and Music
  • Service and Community

 

Meet Kirby!

Kirby Monestime
Youth Director

meet kirby

Kirby Monestime has been attending CSL for almost 3 years now. The CSL community has come to represent a path to love, abundance and spiritual refinement for him. Currently, Kirby is a Director of Marketing and Sales for a Dental Practice Management company. With over 15 years of marketing experience and supporting small and large clients like JPMorgan Chase and American Express, Kirby understands the importance of strong leadership, flexibility, organization and creativity.

Kirby grew up in Long Island NY, yes in the town of Amityville where the famous movie the Amityville Horror was filmed. At a very young age of 12, Kirby became a Junior Vacation Bible School teacher, providing kids ages 3-7 love and support through the creation and delivery of a Bible based curriculum. During his teenage years, he also played various leadership roles in supporting his local church’s Children’s Ministry as well as the Royal Rangers Spiritual Youth program. Kirby has always had a passion for inspiring young adults to live their fullest life.

Kirby relocated from NY to Fort Lauderdale in 2015 after meeting his amazing and loving better half Michael. Together they continue to explore and embrace the science of mind philosophy and teaching. Through volunteering in the CSL Sunday Youth ministry over the last 6 months, Kirby quickly realized that his heart was led to playing a larger role in the CSL community as well as in being a light to the youth in the church as they transform into loving, compassionate, self-fulfilling adults. In his spare time, Kirby works out, enjoys movies and can often be found spending time at home or having others come by for a meal and friendly fellowship. Kirby is excited to embark on this new role of Youth Director and welcomes thoughts, ideas or feedback on how to build a safe, loving and engaging community for our kids.

Youth and Family Services: March Curriculum


March 1st – Living Buddha, Living Christ

There is a holy and divine power in each of us. That power that lives in us helps us understand who we are meant to be in this world. Share your talents, your experiences and joys with the world as it can encourage others. You possess the power to change lives! Let that power run free.

March 8th –Be Still and Know

In our silence, we can get the answers we need to know in life. When you are still or silent, your body has the ability to think clearly and we can hear the messages that show us how to behave, how to handle situations and how to be the best we can be. The voice inside of you is meant to be a guide. Just be still and know that it will show you the way.

March 15th – Mindfulness

Being present means being conscious of all of the things going on around you in this very moment. When you are focused in the moment, you are present with God.

March 22nd – Faith and Practice

When you practice meditation, you create faith. When you have faith in God, you can feel safe and know that things will go well for you. You can express your creativity and self-expression. Through faith you can develop your talents and even begin to understand the things that make you special and unique. That is your gift that only you can give to the world.

March 29th – For A Future To Be Possible

We have to feed our mind good things in order to have a great life filled with positive thoughts. Positive thoughts help us to be compassionate to ourselves and others. Being kind to others will bring back kindness to me which will make for a great and happy life.

Affirmation

  • Within my soul lies the unlimited potential of an Infinite Power.

  • Grace is the givingness of Spirit to itself. It does not have to be earned.

  • Love is the glue that binds us to each other. There is ONE HEART beating!

  • There is only ONE Life. That Life is God’s Life. That Life is perfect. That Life is my life now.

  • Behold I make all things new! I am ready for everything good the new year brings.

  • I am successful when I’m happy, faithful and loving. An abundance of good is my rightful inheritance.

  • I am courageous. I stand in Truth and trust my intuition.

  • l will not live in fear. I dare to live a bigger, bolder life!

  • I am alive, conscious and awake. Thank God!

  • I am Consciousness awakening. I am Spirit aware!

  • My desire to be more is Spirit, in me, seeking expression through me.

  • The Presence of Spirit lives in me. We are one.

  • Spirit is alive and well in me. I am ready to co-create the best year of my life.

  • Love has no desire but to fulfill Itself. I am created as an outlet for Love.

  • I use my mind to focus only on that which I seek to manifest.

  • It is what it is! Every experience serves the greater good of my soul.

  • I am willing to release the pain of the past and forgive those who hurt me.

  • Spiritual intuition guides me to follow what is good and right.

  • I own myself fully. I am responsible for the quality of my own life.

  • There is only ONE Power in the Universe and it is a Power for GOOD.

  • My life is a love story! I am an instrument of Love.

  • I am not a passive observer of life, I am an active creator. I decide my own destiny.

  • I will not be driven by fear. I stand firmly anchored in the knowing that all is well.

  • Compassion is my spiritual practice. I will not succumb to the world’s anger and hurt.

  • I am conscious, awake and present in the NOW moment.

  • I am creative by design of the Universe. I open my mind to new possibilities.

  • God is the Source of every good thing that comes into my life. I depend solely on Its infinite generosity and perfect love.

  • I practice forgiveness today. I won’t let yesterday’s hurt infect the new day.

  • Nothing good is ever withheld from me. I attract into my life what I believe I’m worth.

  • I follow the road to enlightenment. I do not stray from my path.

  • I accept life as it presents itself, and apply my effort only to that which I can change.

  • Every person I meet is the same. We are all perfect expressions of God.

  • I am okay with saying NO to what doesn’t serve my highest good.

  • Nothing about me needs to change in order for me to be loved.

  • As I listen closely, I can hear the voice of the Infinite.

  • EVERY spiritual path leads to Truth. We are enveloped in the Presence of Truth and Wisdom.

  • I am in the seat of power, the creator of my own life experience.

  • My thoughts and feelings are in alignment with the Truth of my being.

  • I release and let go of anything or anyone who no longer serves my highest good.

  • The Universe created me as a means for its own expression. I am a willing participant in expressing good.

  • My values are congruent with my actions. I operate with integrity.

  • Whatever path I choose, God meets me there.

  • There is a spiritual Law that responds to my thought by manifesting what I believe.

  • My word has power! It goes forth from my mouth and becomes the very thing I believe in.

  • My heart is open to Love. I am ready to give and receive Love.

  • I am a work in progress. I am getting better and better each day.

  • There is value to be received, and growth to be gained from every human experience, even those that are painful.

  • I am ready and willing to release any limited beliefs about my worth and value.

  • Everyone holds equal value in the eyes of Spirit. No one is better than another.

  • The past is over. The year is ended. I am made NEW again.

  • Life is uncertain, and yet I am safe and all is well.

  • Spirit loves me unconditionally. I do not need to change who I am to be loved.

  • I accept and claim for myself everything good life has to offer.

  • Love is distributed through Law. Love and Law are the nature of God.

  • The world is awakening to its power and potential. I am awake. I am powerful.

  • I am inspired by new challenges and opportunities. I live in a universe of infinite possibility.

  • I am ONE with all peoples in America. We are ONE nation, united in our pursuit of freedom.

  • A Light is coming into the world. I am a Light bearer.

  • I am committed to living a rich, full life. Thank God!

  • I love diversity! I honor and respect differences of opinion and perspective.

  • Spirit is alive in, as, and through me.

  • The nature of the Universe is to give. Mine is to receive.

  • What I expect, I receive.

  • My life is blessed and I am grateful.

  • I am not afraid to be touched or moved emotionally. I am safe and secure.

  • The way IN is the way out of any negative condition. I look inside myself.

  • I am an original creation; a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Spirit to express Itself.

  • Every day presents a new opportunity to choose health. I am whole.

  • My unconscious past is far behind me now. I will never be a victim again.

  • I am not a victim of circumstances. I am the creator of possibility.

  • What I give to others is given to me. I give willingly, faithfully and joyously.

  • There is no power operating against me in life. It’s up to ME to succeed and be happy.

  • My heart is open wide. I’m here for Love.

  • Happiness is a decision that I say YES to every day!

  • I am mindful, present and awake.

  • I am healed, whole and healthy. I am well.

  • I am accountable and responsible for my life. I do not blame others.

  • I expect to live well, prosper and be loved. I have faith in my good.

  • There is only ONE race of people on earth. We are all God’s creation.

  • I am one link in a chain of evolving consciousness. I am ready to take my place in creating a world that works for everyone.

  • I let go. I surrender control. I am safe and all is well.

  • I seek first to understand, and then to be understood.

  • Money is God in action and God is very active in my life.

  • I choose health. And my body responds to my choice by sustaining Wholeness.

  • I have faith! I am ready to take action. I move toward my best ideas.

  • I am grateful for all of the good in my life and for the even GREATER good on it’s way.

  • I release the past. It has no hold on me. I am free to begin again.

  • There is one animating Spiritual Intelligence unfolding a story of creation.

  • Spirit lives in me, as me, and through me.

  • God is not a judgmental old man who lives apart from creation. God is an eternal Source of Love.

  • I am mindful of the value of life and all that is good.

  • I am healthy in mind, body and spirit. Thank God!

  • I am careful and cautious as to what enters my creative mind.

  • I am bold, powerful, charming and beautiful. I am Spirit alive and thriving!

  • Healing is always possible. Love always wins. In the end, Justice is always served.

  • My ability to give and receive love comes from the Universe. Thank God!

  • The monkey chatter of negative thinking is losing its voice. I am reclaiming my peace of mind.

  • I choose wealth. I live an abundant life. I am heir to an entire Universe of good.

  • I trust in my ability to make decisions. I am guided by the wisdom of Spirit.

  • Love is the purpose for life. Whenever I am loving, the Universe rejoices.

  • I am always being guided by Spirit. I keep my eyes and ears open.

  • I practice the Presence and sense the Divine.

  • At the core of my being lives a Power and Presence that is perfect and whole.

  • The power of Mind is extraordinary. I am wired to win!

  • There is enough good for all of us. Everyone is included in God’s plan.

  • Love and Joy are the inroads to the Divine. I follow my heart’s joy!

  • I forgive myself. I did the best I could with what I knew at the time.

  • I will be an example of love and kindness in the world. I will serve a Higher Purpose.

  • There is no barrier to Consciousness, and therefore no limit to what I can be.

  • By forgiving others, I am set FREE.

  • There are no limits to the blessings flowing into my life. I am worthy of having it all.

  • I am a person of immense courage. I stand on a foundation of truth.

  • I am in hot pursuit of my goals. Nothing can interfere in my good. I am relentless.

  • I love myself the way I am. Nothing has to change for me to accept myself.

  • My mind is at peace. I am still and calm.

  • I am in the right place, at the right time for my highest good to unfold.

  • I am a giver! I give in faith and joy. There is an infinite supply of everything good.

  • I am here to make a difference in the world. I will let my voice be heard!