Second Nature:
Where writing meets wellness
How can we make creativity second nature?
At the core of Second Nature is a genuine passion for creativity. As artists and songwriters, we often ask:
How can it move beyond being just a skill or part of us to become the very foundation of our work?
While external factors can shape our artistry, real growth happens when we take time to look inward. With time, curiosity, and focus, we unlock a deeper connection to our creative energy, allowing it to flow naturally.
What is our Approach at second nature?
Our retreats are grounded in this understanding, drawing on years of experience working with artists and songwriters in the industry. Through innovative events, workshops, and annual retreats, we help creatives on their journey as they build a balanced, inspiring relationship with their craft.
Surrounded by nature, wellness, and music, you’ll leave us feeling grounded, confident, and ready to connect wholeheartedly to your next project.
Our branches of belief
Writing
For so many of us, we use words and language to communicate our most inner thoughts and feelings to the world around us.
Whether it's as songwriters, poets, creative writers, or as people; the level of depth and power we put into crafting dialogue, is determined by the type of conversation we’re trying to have, and with whom.
Second Nature is proud to be the space that wholeheartedly embraces the exploration of self expression through writing, and facilitating an environment where your creative journey can flourish.
Wellness
There’s a reason as to why so many people find art therapeutic; it’s often the mind and body's way of healing, processing and expressing.
This can be a great source of self development, but at times the vulnerability and sensitivity required to do this can become challenging.
That is why, looking after our mental wellbeing as we create is so important.
If we’re constantly relying on individual experience and personal resource to inspire and provoke the art we make, then cultivating a safe personal space that offers the seeds of our creativity a chance to grow, is integral.
Nature
So much inspiration can be found in nature. It is the most constant source of creation that there is, all we have to do is take a look around to see just how much the natural world has produced.
There is no limitations as to what the outdoors can teach and provide us with. Which is why as we enter an abundance of creativity and mindfulness, tapping into the wonders and rhythms of the natural world to support our journey seems like it should be second nature.
'The objective isn't to make art, it's to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable.'
– Robert Henri