About

Liam in the Knuckles, Sri Lanka.

 
 
 

Monk Liam

Bio

As a child, Liam was diagnosed with OCD. He channeled much of his early energy into sports and was the #1 ranked U.S. junior squash player, winning individual and collegiate national championships. He dabbled briefly in Zen and psychedelics.

Liam majored in history at Yale and started a hangover supplement company, which was later sold. Becoming increasingly fascinated with the mind, he began taking psychology courses and exploring lucid dreaming.

After graduating college, Liam worked in private equity, sourcing deals for a Telecom mogul. At that time, he began meditating more seriously, especially intrigued by science-based approaches.

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:

  • Theravada Buddhism in India, Sri Lanka & Malaysia

  • Indigenous shamanism in Peru and Mexico

  • Boabom (an ancient Tibetan martial art) in Chile

  • Traditional Hatha & Ashtanga Yoga in Indonesia and Nepal

  • Tibetan Buddhist practices in Bhutan

  • Dzogchen, Mahamudra, Qi Gong, and others in the U.S.

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.

After some transformative experiences and meditation retreats, Liam eventually became a Buddhist monk to devote more time to meditation. He has participated in consciousness research at Harvard and consults 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 Theravada Buddhist lineage dating back to the Siddhartha Gautama (the historical Buddha) 2500 years ago.

He was first ordained by Bhante Vimalaramsi in 2021 and later given the Pali name Mettānanda (the bliss of love).

It’s the one outfit, no hair, no cares life. However, whether in seclusion or service, mental fitness is an all-the-time practice.