Living Lands
Connecting ecosocial impact projects with Costa Rica’s most vital and inspiring lands. Where Wellness and Education Centers and Ecovillages take root and thrive, empowered by the ideal canvas for sharing their vision with the world.
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“This is to express to you how much we value your work, as well as you, as a conscious person and those talented individuals who make up your team. In the short time we’ve known each other; you’ve become an important asset to Sangha. I am impressed with the quality and pertinence of the data you share with us, and entirely support your vision and mission. We believe that we are being well guided by the best professional in Costa Rica.”
"Eric was of great assistance to us in nearly every aspect of the land-buying process, and he also provided valuable guidance on establishing a self-sufficient lifestyle. His extensive knowledge and enthusiasm to help saved us a significant amount of time, energy, and money. Eric's exceptional communication skills were both inspiring and reassuring. Throughout the entire process, we felt heard, supported, and guided, even after the final land purchase was completed. Before collaborating with Eric, we had concerns about navigating the bureaucratic aspects due to our lack of proficiency in Spanish and limited time to handle everything ourselves. Having him by our side provided a sense of security, allowing us to let go of our worries and making everything much more manageable. We greatly appreciate Eric‘s equanimity, lightness and clarity as well as his ability to inspire through his positive attitude to life and the respect for everyone involved. Meeting Eric has been a blessing, and we wholeheartedly recommend his services."
"We would like to thank you from the bottom of our heart for helping us find the perfect land for our sustainable farm, self-sufficient living, and offering courses. Finding the right property to make all three of our families happy was quite a challenge which you mastered well due to your knowledge of human nature and your experience consulting for ecovillages. Your patience and the ability to recognize and implement our individual needs for our collective benefit made our whole experience smooth and successful. Beyond the land purchase, we greatly appreciated the depth of useful information you shared with us for how we could overcome the challenges of living in Costa Rica and grow our lives and businesses here successfully. Thank you for your loyalty, integrity, punctuality and reliability. It was great pleasure for us to work with you and we can warmly recommend you."
"Eric is an amazing facilitator for our future Ecovillage. He negotiated with the owner a deal that was not thought possible by other people, his deep insight into Tico-culture, his astute expertise and his vast local contacts made him invaluable. Due to him we did not stumble into many pitfalls that many starry-eyed new arrivals have to deal with. One knows very quickly that he is in with his heart supporting local projects fitting with the vision of upward development of this region and humanity in general."
"I am Jennifer Smith, an environmental lawyer, forestry engineer, and carbon dioxide auditor who has lived and worked in Costa Rica in professional capacity for more than 24 years now. I have enjoyed the distinct pleasure and honor of knowing Eric Baudry and HappE Roberts since they moved to Costa Rica over 12 years ago. Their ability to navigate through the sometimes complicated and unclear Pura Vida ways of doing business has impressed me from the start. There are lots of hidden challenges lurking in Costa Rica and everyone would do well to have such capable and intelligent assistance as Upward Spirals. I have witnessed a deep evolution in both Eric and HappE as they have both matured into literally the most committed and integral partners. I have worked with Eric to reforest and maintain trees in several large reforestation projects. Eric is a clear communicator who knows how to reach his audience, whether it be a simple Tico farmer, or a specialized real estate lawyer. I have immense respect for Eric and his integrity and commitment to regenerative reforestation and rainforest conservation. Eric is truly gifted in serving his clients, and puts his whole heart into helping his clients steward their land with the utmost respect and care under permaculture principles. He assembles amazing teams of people who can work well with his clients to achieve their regenerative living and social enterprise dreams with ease and flow. In addition, Eric and I have also worked together to negotiate two complicated real estate deals to a positive conclusion for all parties. With multiple people´s competing interests in play, I marvel at Eric´s ability to find common ground among all the players and create winning solutions to broker and close complicated negotiations with fairness and transparency for all. I simply cannot say enough fine things about both of these individuals and the collective use of their energies and expertise for Upward Spirals in service of our greater Costa Rican communities and the world at large."
