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Bridging cutting-edge neuroscience and ancient meditation, Fit Mind is a practical guide to unlocking mental fitness in everyday life. Our minds rarely savour the present. Instead, they replay painful memories, spiral into needless worries, 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 can be integrated into everyday life. This approach moves us beyond conventional mental health toward mental fitness, tapping our full capacity for vitality, compassion, and enduring joy. Grounded in centuries of contemplative wisdom and supported by modern science, the method enables both beginners and experienced meditators 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 . Experience lasting shifts in perception, awareness, and well-being Fit Mind demystifies how the brain works-and how to train it. The fascinating new neuroscience of meditation points to a greater potential within all of us.

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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. -- 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 world’s #1 most influential neuroscientist 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. The 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, skilfully 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 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 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

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Liam McClintock is the founder of FitMind, a mental fitness nonprofit. After leaving a career in private equity, he traveled to Asia to study meditation and eventually ordained as a Buddhist monk. Liam holds a B.A. from Yale University and an M.S. in applied neuroscience from King's College London. He has contributed to meditation research at Harvard Medical School and Mass General Hospital.

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