— Covid-19 shoved Jeff Sweat into a medical coma for three weeks last winter, face down on a ventilator, on death's trap door.
Sweat and several other patients with serious medical complications caused by the virus attend weekly opera classes via video conference, conducted by members of the Los Angeles Opera and music educator Rondi Charleston. "I'm bringing something that relaxes the limbic system, bringing breathing therapy and music," Sinha said, referring to the part of the brain involved in behavioral and emotional responses."Bringing that to people who are suffering so badly — it's just the greatest opportunity to be of service."
Qadir says that training leads to slowing down the breathing rate, giving patients more time to exhale, to get rid of carbon dioxide and take the next breath with greater ease.