World Happiness Day Picnic, Paint, Meditate At Patch Of Heaven Sanctuary

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Schedule a visit
Saturday, March 22
11 am to 2 pm

Picnic • Paint • Meditate

Don't miss out on this one-time event. 

About This Event

Patch of Heaven Sanctuary invites you to experience what we think are two of the happiest places on Earth, our 20-acre nature sanctuary and our Casa Mariposa (Butterfly House) and the Flight House where we raise, rear & release these magical creatures.

We’ll celebrate the United Nations annual release of the World Happiness Report with this day of breaking bread together, experiencing awe together, and learning the mindful practice of Awe, based on the book by the UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center’s Dacher Keltner.

Perfect for anyone seeking a day to step aside from the bus-y-ness and the business of the day.

Friends, families and anyone walking the path of peace to find their inner joy and connecting with community.

Event Schedule

Don't miss out on this one-time event. 
11:00 - 11:15
Gather at the Welcome Center

Arrive, pause and learn the“Catch Your Breath” practice.

11:15 - 11:45
Take a Walk of Wonder: Enter the World of the Butterfly

Learn about Patch of Heaven Sanctuary, the Mindful Pocket Park, why the science of focus and attention training helps mental wellbeing and the benefits of Nature-based Mindfulness.

11:45 - 12:00
Meditate at the Tree of Life: Learn our Be The Butterfly Meditation practice

Ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the official inauguration of the world's first Mindful Pocket Park.

12:00 - 1:00
Paint A Rock of Happiness for the Mindful Pocket Park

Pause to “make a wish” and send lovingkindness to Nature, this sacred act invites a contemplation of what’s your highest aspiration for Nature and Earth
to be well.

1:00 - 1:45
Picnic & Lite Bites in the shade of our Tree Of Life

Five Sensory Gardens “guide” the experiential aspect of the 5 Senses.

1:45 - 2:00
Earth Circle Happiness Rocks Dedication

“Check-out” choosing two words to describe in THIS MOMENT NOW the state of their heart-mind upon taking “The Nature Pill.”

We will picnic, paint and meditate in our 3-hour mindful nature immersion experience, enjoying the science of happiness, wonder & awe together.

“Awe is the feeling of being in the presence of something vast that transcends your understanding of the world,” said Dacher Keltner, a psychologist at the University of California, Berkeley.
Our nature-based mindfulness experiences encourage

Awe + Beauty = Calm.
This is what we call the ABC’s of learning to retune your anxiety by dropping into the stunning spaces at Patch, increasing your calm and helping you reconnect to Nature one mindful walk of wonder at a time.
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Join Us for a World Happiness Day Picnic, Paint, Meditate At Patch Of Heaven Sanctuary!

What to bring:

Comfy shoes & clothes, refillable water bottle, YOUR SENSE OF WONDER & AWE