Nicole Antonie’s experiences in the Amazon jungle ‘completely’ changed her life. Picture: Hein Kaiser
It was a slog; a labour of love and her first break came a year later with a successful sortie at a Christmas décor exhibition.“It was a bit of a disaster,” she shared. “There was a soccer field full of challenges, and nothing ever really took off.” Hopes of taking Soy Lites to a wider audience were shattered.
Soy Lites has also done particularly well on its e-commerce platform. About a year ago, she added bricks and mortar – the first Soy Lites retail store opened in Linden, and she now provides a platform for other artisan wellness products to showcase their wares. had a roof, but no walls, we were one with nature.” That is where she spent the next two years. Living in the jungle is not like in the movies. It had its scary moments.
Mealtimes were the stuff of drive-through-loving Westerners’ nightmares. “Guinea pig is a delicacy in Peru’s jungle, and we dined on them a lot. She tried Ayahuasca, a plantbased ceremonial brew known for hallucinogenic effects that induce altered states of consciousness, like visions, profound emotional and spiritual awakenings, and even out-of-body experiences.