Ansel Adams Wilderness Basecamp Adventure & Yoga
A High Sierra basecamp adventure with optional restorative yoga, alpine lakes, and room to breathe.
This trip blends the beauty of a guided High Sierra hiking experience with the grounding practices of restorative yoga and intentional time in nature. In partnership with Juniper Sol, led by Kerry Taylor — certified yoga instructor, wellness facilitator, and outdoor educator — this one-of-a-kind trip is designed for those who want to explore wild country while also making space to slow down, reconnect, and restore.
At Axis Wild Expeditions, we believe wilderness travel is about balance: effort and ease, movement and stillness, challenge and care. During the day, we’ll hike through granite basins, wildflower meadows, and alpine lake country in the Ansel Adams Wilderness, carrying only daypacks while our pack team transports the heavier gear. Mornings and afternoons may include optional yoga and restorative practices designed to support the body after hiking — gentle movement, stretching, breathwork, and reflection beside the lake.
This is still a mountain adventure. You’ll hike, climb, explore, swim, and spend multiple nights living outdoors in a remote High Sierra basecamp. But woven into the experience is a softer tone: sunrise yoga practices, lakeside restoration, unhurried afternoons, and space to listen to your body. Yoga is completely optional, and guests are welcome to participate as much or as little as they choose. Whether you’re drawn to the hiking, the alpine lakes, the restorative practices, or the simple gift of slowing down in wild country, this trip offers a rare balance of movement, connection, and meaningful time in the Sierra.
This trip is beginner friendly and is a great way to experience camping in the wilderness for the first time.
Difficulty: Moderate/Beginner Friendly
Trip Length: 5 Days / 4 Nights
Total Mileage: ~12–22 miles
Daily Hiking: 1–6 miles
Elevation Range: 7,600–10,500+ ft
Total Elevation Gain: ~1,500–5,000+ ft depending on optional exploration days
Pack Weight: 10-15 lbs (Daypack only) Pack Supported
Cost: $2,695 / person
Kerry is an outdoor educator, expedition leader, and integrative wellness facilitator who brings a grounded, people-centered approach to adventure programming. With over a decade of experience in outdoor education, Kerry has guided students and adults through backpacking, canoeing, rock climbing, and challenge course programs while supporting meaningful learning, teamwork, and personal growth in the outdoors.
Throughout her career, Kerry has served in a wide range of leadership roles—from field instructor to course director and program coordinator. Her background includes overseeing everything from risk management and logistics to staff mentorship and curriculum development. Her strength is in facilitating experiences that are smooth and well-organized where participants feel supported, challenged, and connected to themselves, fellow participants, and nature. On the trail, Kerry brings a steady, confident presence— helping guests meet challenge with trust in themselves and the land.
What distinguishes Kerry’s guiding approach is her integration of wellness practices into backcountry experiences. As a trained yoga instructor and somatic awareness facilitator, she thoughtfully weaves breath, movement, and reflection into expedition settings—supporting resilience, presence, and self-awareness alongside technical and physical skills. These practices help guests deepen their connection to both place and self.
At Axis Wild Expeditions, Kerry is passionate about guiding guests through the Sierra Nevada in ways that feel empowering, grounded, and sustainable—creating space for meaningful moments of growth, stillness, and connection in the mountains.
Treading Sacred Waters Retreat
Treading Sacred Waters Retreat
A Soulful Journey to Healing and Transformation
A three-day retreat designed to explore the harmonious balance of feminine and masculine energies within self and community. Through ancient wisdom, ancestral connection, and intentional practices, this experience offers a transformative journey toward healing and renewal. Release past stories, rediscover harmony, and transform experiences into love and celebration. A homecoming to your truest self, held in the nurturing embrace of nature and a supportive, shared community.
Facilitated by Nev Kundacina, Kerry Taylor, and Leili Eghbal
Join us for 3 days in Incline Village, NV to experience the beauty and deep wisdom of Lake Tahoe. Each day will be filled with guided experiences and solo reflection ranging from Meditation, Yoga, Cacao Ceremony, Soundscape Healing, Creative Exploration, and Integration.
March 14 — 16, 2025
Vital Pulse: Yoga and Ritual for Heart and Circulation
Join us for another transformative workshop in our Vital series, where anatomy-driven yoga meets embodied healing practices. This workshop merges Danielle’s expertise in alignment and anatomical precision with Kerry’s holistic approach to mind-body-spirit integration through self-care and sensory rituals enhanced by Juniper Sol botanicals.
In February, we’ll focus on the circulatory system and cardiovascular health. Together, we’ll explore heart and chest opening poses as well as traditional pranayama to enhance circulation, promote heart health, and release tension.
Participants will also receive two products to support the practice: a heart-opening herbal tea and a soothing St. John’s Wort-infused oil to be used during Marma therapy. This ancient Ayurvedic practice will help activate key energy points in the body, promoting vitality and strengthening cardiovascular function.
Sacred Balance: The Journey Within
Step into a sacred space of self-discovery and connection with Kerry Taylor and Leili Eghbal in this 90-minute immersive workshop, inspired by the themes of their upcoming retreat, Treading Sacred Waters: A Journey to Balance and Renewal. Through ancient wisdom practices, this workshop will explore the balance of feminine and masculine energies.
Vital Breath: Yoga and Ritual for Respiratory Health
Join us for a unique monthly workshop that bridges anatomy-driven yoga with embodied healing practices, enhanced by handcrafted products from Juniper Sol. This collaborative offering blends Danielle’s expertise in alignment and anatomical precision with Kerry’s focus on mind-body-spirit connection through self-care and sensory rituals.
In January, we’ll focus on the respiratory system, exploring yoga poses and pranayama designed to enhance lung capacity, open the chest, and support healthy breathing patterns. Participants will also be given 2 products to be used during the practice, an herbal chest rub crafted to release tension in the intercostal muscles, and a curated tea blend to aid in respiratory wellness.
To complement the session, Kerry will guide an ancient Ayurvedic ritual with Nasya oil, used to lubricate and open the nasal passages for easeful breathing and clarity. This immersive workshop will leave you feeling balanced, deeply connected, and ready to breathe into the new year with vitality.
Embodied Yoga & Somatic Healing
Rituals for Inner and Outer Well-Being
This Winter Solstice, join us for a nourishing workshop focused on creating sustainable self-care rituals for the winter months. In this transformative gathering, you’ll learn to embrace the seasonal rhythm of restoration, establishing practices that support resilience, balance, and warmth during the colder, quieter season.
Through Restorative Yoga, Pranayama breathwork, and sensory rituals inspired by Ayurvedic wisdom, we’ll explore sustainable ways to nourish body, mind, and spirit. Together, we’ll create mindful routines designed to align with winter’s energy, providing tools to carry balance and renewal into your daily life.
To enrich this experience, Kerry will guide you through Ayurvedic self-massage (Abhyanga) using her handcrafted botanical oils from Juniper Sol Apothecary. You’ll receive a sample of Juniper Sol’s signature oil to enhance your practice, connecting with your body through grounding rituals of self-care and seasonal alignment. This workshop invites you to develop practices that support your inner wellness and embrace the quiet strength of winter with grace and sustainability.
The Sanctuary Wellness Community Day
Come to The Sanctuary’s Community Wellness Day Open House for a day filled with free community classes! We will also be showcasing wellness vendors for a chance to connect with our local network of specialists in the wellness community.
Kerry Taylor with Juniper Sol Apothecary will be showcasing her local wildcrafted botanical skincare products as well as teaching a free community class from 9-1oam.
Sacred Solstice Awakening Celebration
Join us In celebrating the summer solstice to Honor the changing seasons. In this immersive Ritual we will connect with the rhythms of nature, release what no longer serves us, and welcome the abundant light and energy of summer.
Celebrate this sacred time of renewal and transformation with a community dedicated to honoring the cycles of the earth and our own personal growth.
What to Expect:
Guided Meditation & Visualization
Intuitive Movement & Breathwork
Mantra Chanting
Summer Solstice Ritual
Reflection & Integration
Tahoe Flow Arts: A Day of Healing Arts
Come spend the day with us in our inviting studio, and picturesque outdoor garden! This special event will highlight the best in health, wellness, and the dynamic world of flow arts, movement practices, and performance, featuring talented practitioners from our community. Enjoy free access to all the day’s offerings, with the opportunity to make a voluntary donation in support of the event. We will be featuring local artists and vendors, including Kerry Taylor with Juniper Sol Apothecary showcasing her local wildcrafted botanical skincare products.
Join us for an unforgettable experience dedicated to uplifting your body, mind, and spirit!
Truckee Roundhouse Maker Show
Discover over 80 local artisans and makers – jewelers, sculptors, painters, and metal workers all together to INSPIRE YOU. This is not just a craft fair – at the Maker Show, YOU are the artist. Try leather stamping, experience wood turning, create your own candle, paint with beeswax, or explore the thrill of blacksmithing. We'll have a makers market, food trucks, beer, music, art cars, kids activities, tours of the makerspace, a silent auction, and raffle prizes. Kerry Taylor with Juniper Sol Apothecary will be showcasing her local wildcrafted botanical skincare products.
Join us for a true celebration of Wonder, Art, and Community.
Embodied Yoga
Embodied Yoga: Asana, Pranayama, Somatic Integration
February 4th & 18th, March 3rd & 17th, April 14th & 28th
6:00-7:15pm // $45
Embark on a journey of self-discovery and holistic well-being in this transformative offering, where we invite you to tap into your body's innate intelligence. Through the gentle practices of Restorative & Yin Yoga, Pranayama breathwork, and thoughtfully curated sensory rituals, we will rediscover the profound interconnectedness of mind, body, and spirit.
To enhance this immersive experience, we are thrilled to introduce Kerry's handcrafted botanical body oils from Juniper Sol Apothecary. As an integral part of the session, Kerry will guide you in the art of ayurvedic self-massage-abhyanga, inviting you to connect with your physical body on a deeper level. You will receive a sample of Juniper Sol signature oil to use in the session. Join Kerry for this unique exploration of energy movement and integrated awareness to release stagnancy and reconnect with your body and breath.
Sign up at https://thesanctuarytahoe.com
Women's Wellness Workshop Series
Endarkenment: Finding the Light Within
Join Kerry and Leili for a magical journey of self-illumination and healing as we enter into the mystery of the shadows and uncover the power of our intuition and the relationship with our inner self. Learn how this interior journey of awareness can help us better claim our identity, cultivate healthier relationships, and activate our ability to take better care of ourselves.
What you can expect:
-Connection with sisterhood & community
-Reflection through discussion and guided meditation
-Guided embodiment practice with transformative breath work and Yin yoga
-Ayurvedic Abhyanga self massage practice with a signature botanical oil from Juniper Sol
Dates & Pricing:
February 20th @ 5:30-7:00pm: Healing & Forgiveness
March 7th @ 6:00-7:30pm: Cultivating Clarity & Healthier Relationships
March 21st @ 6:00-7:30pm: Activating Your Higher Potential & Essence
$75 for all 3 // $42 each
Sign up at https://thesanctuarytahoe.com
Wellness Community Day
Come to The Sanctuary’s Community Wellness Day Open House for a day filled with free community classes! We will also be showcasing wellness vendors for a chance to connect with our local network of specialists in the wellness community.
Kerry Taylor with Juniper Sol Apothecary will be featuring local botanical body care products as well as teaching a free community yoga class from 12-1pm.
Women's Wellness Micro Workshop
Living with Endings: An Exploration of Making Peace with Impermanence
If you’ve experienced a loss and are feeling stuck, isolated or incomplete, please join us for an inquiry and exploration into our relationship with, and our belief systems around endings and gain a new perspective on how endings can provide new opportunities for growth and change.
Learn how to navigate:
Loss of Safety and Security (your home, job, income, parent, mentor)
Loss of Belonging (your community, friendships, work colleagues, intimate partner, classmates)
Loss of Dignity (your independence, professional status, health, physical abilities, youthful vigor, ability to provide for yourself and family, self-confidence)
Sign up at https://mappsprogram.org/workshops/
Sip & Shop
I’m partnering with Uncorked Tahoe City this Tuesday for a Sip & Shop! grab a special select glass of wine and shop products from my upcoming launch- The Embodiment Collection.
The Embodiment Collection features seasonal botanicals and will only be available for a limited time. Shop in person and get your holiday gifts before the launch goes live at Juniper-Sol.com later this week!