I recently had the pleasure of hosting and performing in an online solo playback performance over Zoom. The theme was “gifts” and I was amazed by all the associations participants brought to begin:

mother nature

non-material, as in health procedures

to be gifted, talented, to have skills, and to give back through your skills and understanding

surprise gifts, innate, not earned

Covid, or how a personal illness can turn into a gift

having power and heat (which many lost during the recent ice storm including me)

having water and food after a strenuous hike

the right tool, the right person to help fix things that break

feedback is a gift

As the show progressed and participants volunteered stories, we heard about:

• the gift of the light of the full moon as a sister was in hospice towards the end of her life

• the gift of a mentor and friend who changed life for the better

• the gift of giving authentic compliments, naming people’s strengths

• the gift of a hunting knife from a father who died young to a son when he turned 18, and the subsequent loss of this gift

The evening was filled will heart. I was struck by the variety of stories, the emotion in the tellers’ voice, the appreciation of the playbacks, and how everyone could relate to what was being shared.

Playback offers us the opportunity to listen deeply, to see one another, to make sense of our experience and to learn from our own and others’ stories. We had participants from the US, France and Latvia all in the same virtual room. What a gift!

Join me for my next Solar Playback shows and experience for yourself the magic of playback!

NEXT ONLINE SHOWS:

Tuesday April 23 7-8:15pm ET Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kduCvrD4oGtQ-hA2W3dvUBWR2Y4W27C4k

Thursday May 23 7-8:15pm ET Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlfuirqz8sGtyXuFKgNjFMpHgfv7Quenga

NEXT IN PERSON SHOW, in Portland, Maine!

Sunday evening April 21st 4:30-6:30pm at The Portland New Church, 302 Stevens Ave. Portland, Maine Drop in or RSVP to me at erin@erincurren.com Suggested price 2 tickets for $25