Our Ethos

My name is Suzie, and I am the Founder of Soulshine Spores, a health brand born out of my passion for optimal health and wellness. My goal is to positively impact people's lives by providing natural solutions that help maintain, support, and achieve optimal health. With five years of experience working at a five-star health retreat in Bali, I witnessed the toll that stress and burnout can take on people's health. It became clear to me that prioritizing our well-being is essential to living our best lives. I discovered the powerful benefits of the Lion's Mane mushroom after suffering from brain fog, recommended to me by a colleague, the wellness expert on Retreat, which sparked my curiosity about other types of mushrooms and their potential to promote optimal health. At Soulshine Spores, we're committed to sharing these natural solutions with others so they can become the best version of themselves every day.

High-quality, all-natural adaptogenic mushroom blends

Soulshine Spores offers high-quality, all-natural adaptogenic mushroom blends that can help people achieve their wellness goals and improve their overall well-being. Our objective is to increase the prevalence of functional mushrooms in New Zealand by providing exceptional blends that empower individuals to achieve optimal health and radiance.

We believe in the transformative power of mushrooms, which have helped us overcome our own health snags, from eliminating brain fog, a natural energy booster, and creating a happier gut. Our mission is to share the magic of mushrooms with the world through our blends and to hear feedback from our customers as they experience their own health-enhancing benefits. We are proud to be building a brand that makes a meaning difference to peoples health.

At Soulshine Spores, we are committed to implementing sustainability policies where possible to reduce our environmental impact and promote a more sustainable future.

We're using Better Packaging for our Shipping

We have already taken a step towards sustainability by using Better Packaging for postage satchels.  Better Packaging is a brilliant innovation supplying certified home compostable, fully biodegradable mailing satchel that are partly made from plants, as well as reusing ocean plastic pollution.   

We strive for the best protection and preservation for our mushroom blends

Unfortunately our product pouches are not home-compostable.  We chose to use a food-grade pouch (internal compartment of our pouches is lined with food-grade plastic) for our organic and 100% natural products (which have no additives or fillers) to ensure the highest quality and superior protection against micro-oxygen, moisture, and light transmission through the walls. These factors can degrade the quality of our Soulshine Spores blends over time, and we didn't want to compromise on their quality.

While brown pouches with a "natural" look may appear more organic and authentic (often coated paper over plastic), they are highly porous to these degrading factors and cannot offer the same level of protection. As a result, they can reduce the potency and quality of our blends.

We chose these types of pouches to provide the best protection and preservation for our blends. We understand and believe that sustainability is important, and we are continually exploring ways to improve our packaging while maintaining the highest quality of our products.  It's a continuous work in progress for us.