The One-Pointed Mind Workshops
Restoring the conditions for Human flourishing
These research-informed professional learning workshops examine the psychology of attention and emotion and their implications in our personal and professional lives. Participants explore the biological and psychological foundations of attention and emotion and learn practical contemplative techniques that enhance creativity, relational presence, and stress management. Includes 6 CTLE hours for educators.
Whether you're a team leader, project developer, or educator, you have a vested interest in not only your own well-being but the well-being of those you serve. Personal and professional pressures place sustained demands on our attention, emotional regulation, and relational presence. Over time, everyone experiences fatigue, fragmentation, and narrowing of awareness; not as a failure of skill, but as a natural human response to personal and professional burdens.
This 6-hr workshop is a restorative professional learning experience to discuss and understand the nature of emotional processes, enhancing mental clarity, and the sometimes absent connection with the purpose and conditions that expand creativity. This is not a compliance-based workshop. It is human-centered, experiential, and grounded by the latest science in attentional and emotional development.
There will be a discussion and exploration of what is commonly deemed 'meditative practices' and the evidence for their benefit to human flourishing. Depending upon your personal disposition or environmental setting, contemplative practices often prove to be a catalyst for meaningful change in both human biological and psychological processes. You leave with viable tools for future use.
Who it’s for
Open to all educators, leaders, instructional coaches, counselors, and even artists! No prior experience with contemplative practices required. All discussions and practices are secular, practical, and adaptable to personal dispositions and settings.
Open to all educators, leaders, instructional coaches, counselors, and even artists! No prior experience with contemplative practices required. All discussions and practices are secular, practical, and adaptable to personal dispositions and settings.
What we explore
Workshops combine research-based instruction, guided experiences, and applied reflection to explore:
Workshops combine research-based instruction, guided experiences, and applied reflection to explore:
- The biological and psychological processes responsible for attention and emotion
- How attention and emotion function under sustained demand
- Why stress narrows perception and how stability restores it
- The difference between coping with stress and cultivating attentional steadiness
- The emergence of passion and creativity
- Prescriptive meditation practices that suit your disposition and environment
- Practical tools for managing professional pressure, transition, and complexity
CTLE / Certificate
Certificates of completion are provided to all participants. Educators who complete the session will receive documentation for 6 CTLE hours, aligned with NYSED requirements.
Certificates of completion are provided to all participants. Educators who complete the session will receive documentation for 6 CTLE hours, aligned with NYSED requirements.
Workshop dates, times, and locations are flexible and can be tailored to meet the needs of your organization and participants.
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Facilitator: Steven Lawrence
Founder, One-Pointed Inc. Steven Lawrence is a retired teacher and doctoral researcher in psychology. Steve is also a craftsman with 25 years of experience in construction, plumbing, heating, and artisanship. This experience sets the foundations for his current work within the fields of consciousness, attention, emotional regulation, and human flourishing, expressing the importance of an emergent creativity required for overcoming challenges currently gripping our educational systems. With 12 years of classroom experience in both U.S. and international settings, he respects the mental, emotional, and physical strains placed on those responsible for another's development. The One-Pointed Mind framework has been shared in 8 countries within diverse academic and professional environments. These workshops integrate research from cognitive and behavioral psychology, biology, education, craft, the arts, and rich philosophical traditions for improving lived experience. |
FAQ
Do I need experience with meditation?
Not at all. OPM workshops are designed for everyone, from complete beginners to those with an established practice.
What happens during an OPM workshop?
Workshops combine research and discussion with guided practices, reflection, group activities, and practical strategies participants can apply to everyday life and work.
Is OPM religious or spiritual?
No. OPM is secular and research-informed. Participants are encouraged to explore the knowledge shared through their own perspectives and experiences.
What will participants take away from the experience?
A better understanding of the mind, greater awareness of habitual patterns and conflict cycles, more flexible responses to challenges, enhanced creativity, and personalized contemplative strategies that can be used in different situations.
Can workshops be customized for our organization?
Absolutely. Content, length, dates, times, and locations are flexible and can be tailored to your organization's needs, goals, and environment.
Not at all. OPM workshops are designed for everyone, from complete beginners to those with an established practice.
What happens during an OPM workshop?
Workshops combine research and discussion with guided practices, reflection, group activities, and practical strategies participants can apply to everyday life and work.
Is OPM religious or spiritual?
No. OPM is secular and research-informed. Participants are encouraged to explore the knowledge shared through their own perspectives and experiences.
What will participants take away from the experience?
A better understanding of the mind, greater awareness of habitual patterns and conflict cycles, more flexible responses to challenges, enhanced creativity, and personalized contemplative strategies that can be used in different situations.
Can workshops be customized for our organization?
Absolutely. Content, length, dates, times, and locations are flexible and can be tailored to your organization's needs, goals, and environment.
What others Are Saying...
"It was back in around 2013, when my sisters and I were first exposed to the concept of meditation by Mr. Lawrence. We had a high-stakes exam coming up, and the thought of how our future depends on it consumed our minds. After attempting this form of meditation, we had realized how such an effortless process could allow the mind to experience such calmness and inner peace. I have recommended this to my brother (who's also a physician) and would insist on it becoming a regular practice within schools. Since mental health is an important yet neglected aspect in this day and age, I believe it would aid in attempting to lead healthier lifestyles." - Dr. Hera Ali
"Steve Lawrence is the teacher and life coach we all wish for our children. His One-Pointed Mind Workshops are a culmination of a life passionately dedicated to the principles and practices of wellness, mindfulness, and love. In our current times, Steve's teachings are the gift your school community needs. This OPM series will inspire and motivate your team to create authentic wellness and meaningful change. For me personally, it is not a stretch to share that Steve's teachings are akin to a gift from elsewhere. They have remained in my daily life for over a decade, and have made me a better person." - Shane Titus/School Administrator
"Steve Lawrence is the teacher and life coach we all wish for our children. His One-Pointed Mind Workshops are a culmination of a life passionately dedicated to the principles and practices of wellness, mindfulness, and love. In our current times, Steve's teachings are the gift your school community needs. This OPM series will inspire and motivate your team to create authentic wellness and meaningful change. For me personally, it is not a stretch to share that Steve's teachings are akin to a gift from elsewhere. They have remained in my daily life for over a decade, and have made me a better person." - Shane Titus/School Administrator