ABOUT ME

!TRIGGER WARNING!
Mentions of eating disorders, anorexia and anxiety/panic disorder.
Do NOT read on if you don't feel well / have the capacity.
Otherwise, please take care of yourself whilst reading.

Hiya! I'm Lains (short for Alaina).

I enjoy tea, nude beaching, hugging trees, dancing my heart out, expressing myself boldly (classic Leo 🦁), questioning the mysteries of our existence and howling at the moon.

I am equal parts down to earth and up in the stars. I love bein a human, and I love living intuitively led.

I am currently in my 26th lap around the sun.

I was born and raised on the beautiful lands of Dharug and Gundungurra Country (Western Sydney, Australia). I have lived here all my life. It is an absolute honour to be serving our community (and beyond).

I am in deep communion with my beautiful business called ‘The Liberation Playground’ where I teach somatics, facilitate ecstatic dance and nude women’s circles, as well as a bunch of other pop-up events throughout the year.

Having overcome panic and anxiety disorders, borderline anorexia, disordered eating and body dysmorphia in my late teens/early 20s, I knew I couldn’t continue living life the way I was, nor could I put up with living in a world where shame, fear and non-serving constructs run rampant.

I started my inner work journey youngggg, at the wee age of 18.

I basically just went “alright FUCK IT - let’s see what all this ‘love yourself’ bizzo is about. I literally have nothing left to lose.”

Since then I’ve done (and still do) a fuuuucktonne of inner work on myself.

I’ve easily invested roughly $30,000 (and counting) in all things inner work. We’re talking therapy, 1:1 coaching, group courses, and all sorts of wellness journeys from sound immersions to yoga retreats to yoni massage and beyond! There ain’t many places I haven’t been when it comes to the journey of being your true self.

2022 was the year I went all in on living my true nature and purpose. I left a long-term relationship, quit the 9-5 grind (I worked for Local Government as admin), invested in high-level coaching and 1:1 support and started my biz, to name a few things!

Being part of communities like ecstatic dance, yoga, conscious movement, sisterhood, authentic human connection + spiritual connection… that’s where the good life is AT. Being part of community I can rely on, show up to, and be held and supported in no matter what flavour of humanness I'm in – that’s true liberation, for me.

It makes me emotional, thinking about how much I resented living before this. Talk about a full-180.

I feel like the journey home to my true self has been one big fat REMEMBERING.
Sure, I've learnt a lot of incredible things from a lot of incredible people,
but deeper than that,
I feel like I’ve remembered (and continually remember) who the fuck I am, at my core
beyond the surface level of existence.
A stripping back the layers that no longer served me.
And every time I shed a layer,
more of who I truly am is revealed.

Throughout my journey so far, I have:

~ Left relationships and friendships that no longer served me, + drastically improved the ones that do

~ Quit my safe-but-soul-sucking desk job

~ Started my own business

~ Developed razor-sharp intuition and connection to spirit

~ Completely healed from panic disorder (panic attack free for I don't even know how long now!)

~ Significantly healed areas such as social anxiety, confidence issues, body image and self-esteem

~ Came out as bisexual, and began living in my full sexual expression

~ Healed health issues such as food intolerances, severe bloat and constipation, painful s3x + periods

~ Worked with incredible wellness leaders, such as Awakened Lifestyles and The Genius Portal

~ Fallen in love with myself, finally having the rock-solid relationship with myself I once thought was impossible.

All of this feels monumental, coming from someone who once could barely make it through each day without having a full-blown panic attack to the point of feeling physically paralysed.

Thank you for taking the time hang out here with me.
That was very radical of you.