The second course in your Temple journey.
After Foundation, you understand your brakes. Exploration is where you begin moving forward – not by forcing desire, but by rediscovering what genuinely lights you up. This is the Ferrari shifting out of first gear.
There are 5 distinct erotic blueprints – and most people have never identified theirs
Developed by sexologist Jaiya Ma – Energetic, Sensual, Sexual, Kinky, and Shapeshifter. Knowing your blueprint changes everything about initiation, communication, and pleasure.
Women need 20–40 minutes of consistent stimulation to reach full physiological arousal
The average heterosexual encounter lasts ~13 minutes. Understanding your body's true timeline removes shame – and changes what you ask for.
Contempt – not conflict – is the strongest predictor of relationship breakdown
John & Julie Gottman's research shows that how couples communicate shapes everything – including their sex life. Exploration teaches you both.
Exploration is built for couples and partners. Here's what shifted for members who did the work together.
Understand stress and desire, desire discrepancy, libido types, attachment patterns, and what actually fuels your erotic energy. You'll map your turn-ons, awaken your playful self – and replace fear, shame and disconnection with curiosity.
Learn how your body actually works. Masturbation education, pleasure mapping, pelvic floor awareness, relaxation techniques, and different types of orgasm – so you can experience pleasure with clarity and confidence.
Move from your head into your body. Energy activation practices, sensual movement, tantra-inspired tools, body image reprogramming, and somatic awareness – helping you feel safe being seen, expressed, and alive in your body.
Learn how to create safety and connection in relationships. Wheel of Consent, erotic fantasy exploration, sex-life meetings, Love Circle rituals, non-violent communication tools, and performance anxiety support – so intimacy becomes collaborative, not confusing.
Exploration is where theory becomes sensation. By the end of this course, desire stops being something that happens to you – and starts being something you actively create.
Understand which of the 5 erotic blueprints is yours – and how to use that knowledge to transform your intimate experiences.
Build a rich, honest, specific map of what turns you on – and how to communicate it with confidence.
Move out of your head and into your body through guided embodiment practices and somatic awareness techniques.
Understand the full spectrum of female pleasure and build a practice of curiosity rather than performance.
Learn how to express your desires clearly, receive pleasure gracefully, and create genuine intimacy in your relationship.
Develop rituals and micro-habits that keep desire alive and growing – in real life, with real schedules.
Temple brings together the science, the somatics, the mindset, and the spiritual – because your sexuality is made up of all of it.
Aleksandra is one of the most respected voices in sexual health. She is a licensed sex- and relationship therapist whose clinical work spans over a decade of helping individuals and couples understand desire, nervous system patterns, and the emotional dynamics that shape intimate life. Her approach is grounded in attachment theory, trauma science, and the latest research on desire.
Lauren Lee is a globally respected yoga teacher, tantra mentor, and embodiment guide with over 15 years of experience helping women and couples awaken their bodies and deepen their sensual aliveness. She has taught on every continent and worked with thousands of people navigating disconnection, numbness, and the longing to feel at home in their own skin.
Alexandra Wicksell is a certified executive coach and neuroscience-informed transformation specialist. Founder of The Leap, she has spent a decade working with high-achieving individuals and couples to dismantle the unconscious patterns and conditioned beliefs that limit their fullest expression – in career, relationships, and intimate life.
Exploration is the course where things start to feel different – not just in theory, but in your body.
