Fit Mind by
Liam McClintock

Bridging cutting-edge neuroscience and ancient meditation tools, Fit Mind is a practical guide to unlocking our highest potential for well-being in everyday life.

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“Fit Mind is the real deal. It takes the ancient contemplative practices that transformed my own life and leadership and fuses them with cutting-edge neuroscience in a clear, no-nonsense 4-step system any warrior, leader, or high performer can put to work immediately. These are battle-tested tools to rewire your brain for lasting bliss, laser focus, and authentic joy that no external circumstance can touch.”

Commander Mark Divine

Retired U.S. Navy SEAL Commander,
founder of SEALFIT and Unbeatable Mind

“A beautiful blend of contemplative and theoretical neuroscience. It offers a truly authentic narrative for enhancing the adaptive fitness of our minds that is easier to understand—and implement—than it should be.”

Karl Friston, PhD

Ranked the #1 most influential neuroscientist
in the world by Semantic Scholar

“If you’ve ever wondered how to experience the depth of meditation without stepping away from daily life, Fit Mind will show you the way. This book offers a practical guide to accessing profound states and transformative insights, even amidst a busy schedule. Elegant, grounded in science, and surprisingly fun.”

Shauna Shapiro, PhD

author of Rewire Your Mind

“I recommend Fit Mind to anyone who is serious about training their mental faculties. This book is a striking testament to the potential of advanced meditation, skillfully bridging insights from contemplative traditions with a modern science-informed perspective to guide powerful possibilities for mind training.”

Matthew D. Sacchet, PhD,

director of the Meditation Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital
and Harvard Medical School

“This book is a rare gift for translating between the ineffable and the scientific. . . . The new groundbreaking science of deep meditation has never been more accessible.”

Ruben Laukkonen, PhD

codirector of the Centre for Eudaimonia
and Human Flourishing at Oxford

“An accessible and insightful guide to understanding—and training—the mind. McClintock outlines a path to presence, resilience, and happiness. A valuable companion for anyone seeking to live with greater clarity and well-being.”

Tal Ben-Shahar, PhD

bestselling author of Happier

Readers will discover how to:

Activate blissful “playlists” in the brain on command

Quiet the mind’s excess chatter—going beyond thought entirely

Enter profound altered states of consciousness

Gain deep insights into the workings of the mind

Experience lasting shifts in perception, awareness, and well-being

About the Book

Our minds rarely savor the present. Instead, they replay painful memories, spiral into needless worries, mildly panic when the Wi-Fi drops, and chatter internally at up to 4,000 words per minute. While this may seem normal, there’s a better alternative: a fit mind.

Former Buddhist monk and FitMind founder Liam McClintock shares a powerful, little-known meditation method that’s accessible anywhere—at home, at work, or on the move. This training is both simple and enjoyable. Yet it goes far beyond conventional mental health, tapping into our full capacity for vitality, presence, compassion, and enduring joy. That is, mental fitness.

Despite an Ivy League education and a promising career in private equity, Liam found himself unfulfilled. The problem, he realized, was all in his mind. So he left finance and studied under renowned meditation masters across the globe—from the Amazon jungle to the Himalayan foothills. How do these "mental Olympians" train? Which techniques are most effective? And how do they live, day to day?

Eventually, Liam met a Buddhist monk who had the answers. This eccentric teacher revealed a method for optimal mental fitness. Grounded in 2,500 years of contemplative wisdom and supported by modern science, it offers a complete toolkit for beginners and experienced meditators alike.

About Liam

After graduating from Yale and starting his first company, Liam went into private equity. However, he soon left that path to investigate his mind. After exploring various traditions from the Amazon jungle to the Himalayan foothills, he eventually ordained as a Buddhist forest monk. Liam holds an M.S. in applied neuroscience from King’s College London and has aided meditation research at Mass General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Full Bio

Fit Mind demystifies how the brain works, uncovering new findings on meditation that challenge popular assumptions. Overall, the neuroscience points to a higher potential within all of us. And, thankfully, it doesn’t require escape from daily life. With this method, anyone can train an extraordinary mind—right in the midst of an ordinary routine.

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