Since its beginnings, CSLDallas has been dedicated to creating a welcoming spiritual community where individuals can explore conscious living, personal transformation, and a deeper connection with Spirit.
Through meditation, mindfulness, metaphysics, affirmative thinking, and practical spiritual principles, we continue to support people in discovering greater meaning, purpose, and fulfillment in their lives.
Our journey has been shaped by a commitment to inclusion, lifelong learning, and spiritual exploration.
From ancient wisdom traditions to modern discoveries in neuroscience, quantum physics, and consciousness studies, we embrace a broad perspective that honors both personal experience and spiritual growth.
As our community continues to evolve, we remain dedicated to inspiring lives, building connections, and creating a space where everyone can grow, belong, and thrive.
CSLDallas is the oldest Center for Spiritual Living in Texas, offering meditation, metaphysics, and spiritual truth since 1963 to a growing, diverse population.
In its long and varied history, CSLDallas has sprouted and supported spiritual communities all over the DFW Metroplex, as well as around the US and the world.
Since 1998, with Dr Petra, CSLDallas has experienced dynamic growth from 20 people in 500 sq ft on Alpha Rd to a community of over 500 people in our current location plus a growing and vibrant online community of countless others.
Our Youth and Family Ministry has grown from serving 1 child (Dr. Petra’s son) to 55 kids (ages 0-18). The CSLDallas Institute was created to provide inspiring and practical spiritual, leadership, and personal growth education through classes and workshops.
CSLDallas has a huge commitment to Community Service and takes up several community service projects throughout the year.
One project in particular is that we’ve adopted a local elementary school whereby we assist the children and their parents in various ways.
We’ve raised money and adopted refugees from Katrina, sent glasses and money to Nepal, support local and international schools, and adopted a teen shelter.
CSLDallas offers nationally acclaimed speakers such as Michael Bernard Beckwith, Neale Donald Walsch, Bob Proctor, Iyanla Vanzant, Alan Cohen, Mary Manin Morrissey, James Van Praagh, and along with up-and-coming authors and artists.
After Dr Petra’s retirement ending in 2025, we were joined with a new Spiritual Director in 2026.
Rev Marquita Pierre-McAlister along with Rev Karen Fry and Rev Faye Abdus-Salaam continue to work on the international growth of our community. Offering a variety of workshops, sacred offerings, community service programs, and online offerings. CSLDallas continues to live its mission to empower individuals and be a force for good in the world.
When you enter CSLDallas, what you’ll see and feel, beyond the painted walls, is the love, joy, dedication, vision, intention and financial commitment of a community whose sweat, laughter, and unshakable belief fills every nook and cranny of our space. Anchored by altars around the building and crystals in the walls, the entire campus breathes love and acceptance.
CSLDallas has grown and adapted over the decades to fit the needs of our community.
First starting in 2005 with a major expansion project that launched us into a 15,000 square foot campus. Utilizing over 3000 hours of community service.
Than In 2016 we took another leap of faith, raised over $750,000 in our first ever capital campaign, and expanded another 9,000 sq ft, creating ample space for our growing youth program, education, incubation of non-profits and wellness partners, and a spiritual leader/ ministerial training.
In 2020, like many communities, CSLDallas navigated through the pandemic by relying heavily on its livestream capabilities to deliver it’s message and content around the globe.
By 2025 CSLDallas found the need to transform once again to right-size its campus. Releasing suite 115 so that it could focus efforts on global online reach while still providing the space needed for this Spiritual Hub.
The stained glass windows located in the sanctuary were inspired by our Science of Mind Teaching Symbol and were envisioned by Practitioner Noreen Maulsby Judge for a previous location. Over thirty volunteers were mobilized to create the windows, only two of whom had ever done stained glass work before. The major criterion for the original installation of the windows was that they be movable. The windows were completed and dedicated in the Spring of 1996 and moved to their new location in May of 2005.
The “V” shape – from the teaching symbol used by Science of Mind is visible in the white arc. If completed, it would be part of a circle, 32 feet tall. That would make it the largest Science of Mind teaching symbol in the world.
