Monk Liam
As a child, Liam was diagnosed with OCD. He channeled much of his early energy into sports. He briefly dabbled with Zen and psychedelics. Liam majored in history at Yale and started a hangover supplement company. Becoming increasingly fascinated with the mind, he began taking psychology courses and exploring lucid dreaming.
In 2018, Liam quit his finance job to become a certified yoga and meditation teacher in Bali.
His exploration of various mental fitness traditions includes:
In 2018, Liam founded FitMind in Denver, Colorado, providing mental fitness programs for corporations, including Uber. He also completed a Master of Science degree in applied neuroscience at King’s College London with a dissertation on the neural correlates of advanced “nondual” meditation.
Liam eventually became a Buddhist monk to devote more time to meditation. He has participated in consciousness research at Harvard and advised on advanced meditation training for Harvard Medical School and Mass General Hospital.
Liam believes that anyone can make mental fitness a joyful lifestyle, resulting in a better world.
What’s a monk?
Liam is a forest monk in the Theravāda Buddhist tradition, a lineage that traces back 2,500 years to the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. Ordained in 2021 by Bhante Vimalaramsi, he received the Pāli name Mettānanda, meaning “the bliss of love.” Living simply with one robe, no hair, and few possessions, Liam devotes his life to cultivating compassion, awareness, and inner peace—whether in deep seclusion or serving others.
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