How Mindfulness Saved My Life During COVID-19
By Special to the Sentinel
Published February 25, 2021
Chris Burton, the founder and director of Art Active, Inc.,
“I thought I was going to die from COVID-19,” said Chris Burton, the founder and director of Art Active, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing art and mindfulness to underserved communities of all ages in the greater Los Angeles community.
In March of 2020, Burton became very ill with COVID-19, which is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. He had all the typical symptoms – fever, loss of smell and taste, extremely lethargic, and random pains. He battled with COVID-19 for six weeks. Of all the symptoms he experienced, he says the worst one was the virus’ effect on his mental health.