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May 2021
26m 15s

E64: The Making of El Lugar | Consciousn...

SHANNON O’HARA
About this episode

There is a place so beautiful and nurturing that you feel like home, it is The Place - El Lugar.

From the vision of Gary Douglas, on a property in Costa Rica, El Lugar is growing into a magnificent example of how we can create, build and live with the land, with Nature without renouncing the comforts we love. 
Shannon and her guests present how this audacious project is developing, sharing many interesting details about what makes it so different and unique - from the way it is being funded by the economy of consciousness to the ways things just work out against all odds. 

You could say with ease or as they say in Costa Rica - Pura Vida!

What if you could experience and learn to receive from Nature in a totally different way?

Key takeaways:

  • If you have a vision it can be created. 
  • When you create with consciousness, with nature incredible and wonderful things happen.
  • Costa Rica is known for its biodiversity and they care about preserving its Nature.
  • Old and new green technologies are being applied in the construction of the resort, working with the land, including the environment.
  • El Lugar will open in about one year, but you could get a sneak peek ... 

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