Owner - Karene Piccolo
Ph. 916-684-2213  E-mail:
karenepiccolo@peoplepc.com
Address: 7227 Point Pleasant rd. Elk Grove Ca. 95757

Simplest directions for first timers:
From I-5
go East on Elk Grove Blvd. 3.8 miles till you reach Bruceville rd. Take a Right and go south for 5 miles.
Point Pleasant is easy to miss to watch for it. You can only
turn right on it. We are the second driveway on the right.
From Hiway 99: Take Elk Grove Blvd. west for 1.5 miles till
you get to Bruceville rd. Go Left (south) for 5 miles.
Point Pleasant is easy to miss to watch for it. You can
only turn right on it. We are the second driveway on the right.

Our list of Retreats and Events for 2008

April 26th (Saturday)       Gay Men's Spiritual Day Retreat
                                      A Call To Rise, Our Time To Shine.

Come explore with other like minded gay men!

 Please join us as we rediscover the connection between our hearts, minds & bodies in a time of playfulness and joy together. Let's learn to live more fully in our relationships. We can learn to move beyond habitual patterns and most of all, have fun together.

     We invite you to take one regular day of your life to celebrate, connect and honor yourself in a day of retreat with us. The Piccolo Pastures Retreat Center is a wonderful setting to get rid of all stresses we accumulate in our common routine.Let's laugh, let's express emotions and most of all, let's recreate the joy we might have lost along the way.

     The activities and focus of this retreat is to create a time for awakening empowerment, creativity and connection through playfulness and fun activities.

Cost:  $55.00 includes workshops, snacks
          and lunch served with an organic flair.

Time: 9:30 am to 3:30 pm

Spiritual Leaders: Liko Therrien & Koa Boyd of Age of Truth Minisries. As a couple of 11 years, Liko & Koa have fac ilitated gay men's groups, ceremonies and gatherings for the past 7 years in Honolulu, Palm Springs, San Francisco and Now, Sacramento.

For more information and to enroll call: 916-443-0322

     

April 27th (Sunday) Piccolo Pastures Retreat Center Presents "Growing The Soul With The 10 Amendments"
    A retreat to nurture and expand your
                  Soul experience.
          
Time: 11 am to 4 pm
Suggested Donation: $20 includes
                     lunch, snacks, and drinks.

Facilitator: Karene Piccolo - 916-684-2213

 

May 3rd and 4th ~ More Power To You - A power retrieval weekend. Jane St. Croix, a Health Intuitive facilitates this event.

Experience the truth on all levels of your being during this profound, transformative weekend of realization. Become truly self-sufficient. Transcend beyond survival into freedom and personal power. Recover, claim, and embrace the lost parts of yourself. Create the avenue to move ahead personally and porfessionally. supportive, loving, accepting, and affirming interactions give you the strength to go deep inside. Heal body, mind and spirit. Realize your power to change.

During the weekend you can:

  • Possess your power
  • Take control of your life
  • Create equality in partnerships
  • Discover your real, true purpose
  • Become more present to your guidance
  • Learn how to really love an support yourself
  • Open to a new life of inspiration and passion
  • Release the emotions and baggage of painful old expereinces

Times: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm both days.
Price: $250

Sign up by calling Jane at 916-443-1152
           
www.janestcroix.com

 

May 17th (Saturday) Dances of Universal Peace
Celebration of Gaia Through simple movements and singing of sacred phrases from many of the world's spritiual traditions, we honor and celebrate Divine Spirit by it's many names. Please join our circle of hearts in a day of celebrating the Divine Life Spirit of Gaia as it's infused throughout every molecule within and around us. Tuning our hearts to the One in the sacred circle, under the canopy of the graceful greenery of Gaia, we will honor and sing praises of Her through body prayers known as the spiritual practice of the Dances of Universal Peace. Time: from 10 Am to 4 PM Lunch will be potluck, so bring a dish to share. All are welcome. No particular experience is necessary to attend, but please register early as space is limited. $15 to $30 suggested donation. Checks should be written out to Christine Manz 

For more information you can call Karene at 916-684-2213 or Christine Manz at 916-457-5855

 

June 7th (Saturday)  New Thought Families presents
a gathering together to remember, acknowledge, and celebrate our Oneness with each other, our beautiful planet, and all themagnificent life upon it! We will play & pray, sing, share, paly games, visit the farm animals, meditate, go on a treasure hunt, and plant Oneness Family Trees within ourselves, each other, and the soil of our beautiful Sacred Mother, Planet Earth.

Time: 10 am to 4 pm

Cost: Adults $15,  Youth (3 to 18) $10,  Family $40
No one turned away for lack of funds!

Lunch and snacks provided by Piccolo Pastures.

Facilitator: Laurie Story Vela M.A. ~ Laurie is an author, an illustrator, educator, bookteller, and singer/songwriter in nearby Sutter Creek California. Lauries partner in many of her works is her 8 year old son Jeremiah.

Read more and register online at: http://www.newthoughtfamilies.com/Camp/FamilyCampout.html

You can also visit Laurie's webpage on Piccolo Pastures  peaceful passion at http://www.newthoughtfamilies.com/People/Karene.html

 

July 27th (Sunday) World Upliftment Presents
The Extraordinay Humans Event. What is this? Over the millenia, hundreds of humans have been witnessed to levitate or even fly. Most of those reported were christian saints though many yogi's, shaman, mediums, magicians, monks, various mystics and even children too have accomplished these feats.  
    
www.worldupliftment.org is an online informal school for human flight. Flight by the seat of our consciousness, by will, intent and personal power.
     Help us shatter the cultural beliefs about what is humanly possible. Attend and help spread the word about this our organization and event.
    
Don't know that you have any particular abilities yourself? Don't let that stop you from attending. Broaden your view of what's possible for even you thru direct experience. Meet other extraordinary people. At this event you can get both personal and group coaching in learning and practicing various techniques leading to human flight through the will and intent of your own consciousness. 
     Unaided human flight won't be the only subject covered at this event. As with the content on our website we are also featuring the reality of
Super Human  Powers. Know someone with such a gift? Invite them to this event. Anyone with an extraordinary ability is especially  invited to attend. Parents of gifted children, bring them here for the nurturing of their abilities and to get greater understanding yourselves of the phenomena and it's positive potentials.
     We will have round table discussion groups on various subjects. We will have food available along with various music both pre-recorded and live that is positive and which  supports human flight.
     This is an event for adults however, well behaved young people  are welcome. We will have personnel specifically there for light child care duty. No infants. 
    
If you have extraordinary abilites/powers and plan to attend you are urged to contact us ahead of time otherwise you may only be a spectator or normal participant, not invited to demonstrate.
    
Cost to attend: $25 dollars per adult (18 and older)
  $10 dollars per child  
Payment in Greenbacks only
         
No bills larger than a 50 accepted.
   
If you have the ability to get to our event but   
      somehow don't have the admission money

      
just let us know and very likely we will let you in    
          anyway. We won't let money get in the way of
            those who are ernest in their desire to grow.
 
                              Time: 9 am to 9 pm 
    NOTE: Arrive or leave at  anytime during the event.        
                             You have in and out priviledges.

For group rates or more information
call  World Upliftments voice mail at
916-491-5668 and leave a message.

NOTE #2 We have monthly MeetUp meetings
where you can practice the techniques and converse with others of like mind. They are $5.00 per meeting.
Sign up with The Flying Humans at:
http://metaphysics.meetup.com/546/

NOTE #3 Click here to get the dates for
next years two much larger Extraordinary
Human events. Tell your friends.
http://worldupliftment.org/events.html

 

Aug. 31st (Sunday) Nurturing Your Inner Nature
                       
A Women's Rejuvenation Retreat When is the last time you…
Took time just for you?
Took time for relaxation?
Took time for introspection?
Took time to nurture yourself?
Took time to reconnect with nature?

How would you like your answer to be
"I do that all the time"?

Come join us for an all day Rejuvenation Retreat where you will get the opportunity to:

• Enjoy the beautiful farm/nature setting and reconnect with yourself on a deeper level.
• Come together with other caregivers as we discuss the power of caring for yourself first to care for others better.
• Learn how to incorporate these healing and rejuvenating experiences into your life on a regular basis AND still find plenty of time for all the rest of life's commitments.

Facilitator: Michelle Renee Johnson is a Certified Empowerment Coach and nature/animal lover. After years in the non-profit world caring for others, Michelle found that she was actually compromising the care of those she served and herself by working 50-60 hr work weeks and not taking time to care for herself. Through study, training and daily practice Michelle found that through caring for herself first, she had more to give to others. Through this retreat, she will share these tried and true methods with you.

Time - 9:30am - 5:30pm
Price - $35 - $65 sliding scale,
(no one turned away for of lack of funds)

For more information on this retreat,
contact Michelle at 916-671-8635 or www.expandingjoycoaching.com/contact/

Michelle R. Johnson, CEC
Certified Personal Empowerment Coach
Law of Attraction Expert &
Owner of Expanding Joy Coaching
916-671-8635
expandingjoy@care2.com
www.expandingjoycoaching.com

 

Oct. 11th (Saturday) Community Works Presents

The Hearts of Light
Animal Communication Event
www.mycommunityworks.org/Hearts/hearts.html

What's This Event About?
It's about bringing Animal Communicators and the
public at large together to share themselves and
enjoy a casual good time together.

"I had a desire to Be more supportive of Animal Communicators and Healers in the greater Sacramento area so, I designed an event around them and then brought inand artisans that complimentgeneral topic of "animals" so that the eventwell rounded even while being specifically focused." Joe

Hours: 2 pm to 6:30 pm

Price of Admission: $15 for adults
Children 7 to 17 years of age only $5
Children 6 and under are free.

Features a number of this areas finest Animal Communicators plus:

An Animal Nutritionist    &   A Veterinarian to get advice from

Animal Behavior Trainers    Home Made Pet Food and Treats Recipe Contest

Miniature Dog Park with pool       Half Mile Loop human and dog walking path

  Healing Intents Healing Circle     All Natural, Healthy Pet Foods       

Quality Products such as Air Purifiers, animal clothing and more.

Aura Video and Photographs for you and your dog.

Quality Breeders & Animal Rescue Organizations

Animal Subject Artwork            

Animal Photographers (All Amateurs and Hobbyists are invited to come
and hone their art and service to the public while being
able to learn from the two professionals on-hand.

The title 'Hearts Of Light' refers both to the Animal Communicators and the animals

~ Community Works ~
Call Joe @ 916-207-6520   E-mail: ArtMarvel@hotmail.com  

 

Nov. 16th (Sunday) Community Works Presents

The Realm Of The Fey - Reconnection Event
www.mycommunityworks.org/Fey/fey.html

Hours: 2 to 6 pm

Price of Admission: $10 for adults
Children 7 to 17 years of age only $5
Children 6 and under are free.

What's This Event About?
This is about getting The Real Deal. I went to a so-called Celtic and Fairy Festival that someone else produced and was really let down in that it wasn't about the Fey at all. Not unless a few people wearing cheap fake wings make it so. What I saw was people giving lip service to the Fey, and even that was almost non-existent. What I saw was nothing more than a custom made opportunity for people to sell their wares, trinkets and baubles. Yet another chance to do business, only in an unusual guise thats all. A false front is what was presented. An almost wholly commercial event that did nothing to further peoples understanding of the Fey let alone supporting them in reconnecting with and developing their relationship with them. It was a sad affair. It bothered me so much that it brought me to action. Be the change you want to see in the world I say and so, after another hint or two from Spirit about the direction I should take, this idea for a real Realm of the Fey event came about. An event where both the humans and the Fey would be served.

In this event any commercial aspects we include in it will be very little and much subdued at that. We don't want your focus to be on your pocket book here. This event is about Joy and Being. It is about your, our and their Spirit. Our focus should be on re-establishing our long lost dear relationship with the Fey. On this day and hereafter we will give the Fey realm its true due and honor.

Those who attend this event will be the lead conduits for the
change in our races' perception of the Fey. A new chance for
people to again come to an understanding and acceptance of
them, a chance to start over.

Community Works ~ Call Joe @ 916-207-6520
E-mail: ArtMarvel@hotmail.com
 

 

Nov. 29th (Saturday) Experiencing the Joy of the Season

Do you get caught up in the holiday frenzy?

Take some time to:
1. Practice centering yourself.
2. Learn to slow down to get more done.
3. Reduce the stress of the season.

Come to our place  from 10 am to 4 pm

This retreat is presented by
Ralph Sabbagh and Karene Piccolo

Consciously make this Holiday Season a rich experience.

A $20 donation invludes lunch, drinks and snacks.

Ralph: 916-799-6041 ralphsabbagh@sbcglobal.net
Karene: 916-684-2213
karenepiccolo@peoplepc.com

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Dec. 27th 2008

Website built and maintained by
Community Works
  To report any troubles with the website or to have
a website of your own built contact Joe LaValley at:
artmarvel@hotmail.com

 

Piccolo Pastures Retreat Center

Our Retreat Features:

* An Ecumenical  
   Garden,
* Willows Wisdom Tree,
* Walking paths,
* A 40ft. Labyrinth,
* Friendly Animals,
* Musical instruments,
* A Plant Room,
* Sleeping
   Accomodations for up
   to fourteen people,
* Five Activity Rooms,
* Meals for both
   vegetarians and meat
   eaters diets.

 

Piccolo Pastures is a
spiritually oriented retreat center.

You don't have to be affiliated
with a church to have a retreat, class, workshop or event here though as we are open to all loving people no matter what faith they belong to.

Piccolo Pastures held its first event in May of 2007. My husband Don and
I run the facility. It exists because
I have been led by Spirit to provide
this retreat center as support for the upliftment of the people of our area.
 

Karene Piccolo