What We Do
Patch of Heaven Sanctuary is a 20-acre nature retreat, home to the world’s first Mindful Pocket Park, where mindfulness reconnects Human Nature with Mother Nature.
Our sanctuary features eight native butterfly species, an active bee apiary, and 500 cacao trees (enjoy our tea!).
Last year, we welcomed nearly 3,000 guests for eco-wellness experiences. From our 5,000 sq. ft. butterfly house to our sensory garden, guests “Pause & P.A.W.S.” (Pay Attention With Your Senses), meditate, and leave feeling rejuvenated.
Experience our restored forest, 123-year-old Old Growth Forest, and biophilic Matheson Home, where nature heals your spirit and soul.
The World's First-Of-Its-Kind
Mindful Pocket Park
Reconnect • Recharge • Regenerate
Designed to reduce anxiety and increase calm. As you pause and take The Nature Pill® you learn to Pay Attention With Your Senses (P.A.W.S).
Using Sight, Sound, Scent, Touch and Taste as the anchor of focus, you will arrive in the present moment.

Patch of Heaven was awarded Best Outdoor Attraction 2025 in the Miami New Times!
Here’s what the Miami New Times wrote:
"You know the familiar refrain from the Joni Mitchell classic, "Big Yellow Taxi": "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot." That's often the case in overdeveloped Miami, but not at Patch of Heaven Sanctuary. Deep south in Miami-Dade County near the Redland, this 20-acre nature preserve is the result of a massive, nearly two-decade rewilding project. Today, it's home to a Zen garden with a giant Buddha statue, a koi pond, a furnished joglo, and other spaces ideal for silent meditation or forest bathing. The park regularly hosts retreats and public events that will let you unplug from the web and plug into your higher consciousness in the least obnoxious way possible."
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