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.
Monastic Training
Liam spent three years as a forest monk in the Theravada Buddhist lineage, a tradition tracing back to Siddhartha Gautama (the historical Buddha) over 2,500 years ago.
He was ordained in 2021 by Bhante Vimalaramsi and given the Pali name Mettānanda (the bliss of love). During this period, his life was oriented almost entirely around meditation, study, and service, with minimal possessions and a rigorous daily practice.
While Liam is no longer a monk, this monastic training deeply shaped his understanding of the mind and continues to inform his approach to mental fitness today.
Mental fitness, whether in seclusion or in everyday life, is an all-the-time practice.