Thousands of adults and children live on Southern California streets.
And for a time so did Kelsey, cast out by her abusive Midwestern family.
"I been kicked out of my house since I was nine, on and off. This last time, my father was sexually abusing me," according to "Kelsey", who is 17 years old.
Living on the streets in Los Angeles was so horrifying and dangerous, Kelsey sought shelter at Children Of The Night, where she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress and introduced to Transcendental Meditation.
"When you take like twenty minutes sit down and do TM, and calm yourself and be peaceful you're not crabby. The daily things that make your day more frustrating, just kind of go away," according to "Kelsey"
Helps Homeless Kids More Multimedia Hollywood filmmaker David Lynch and his wife Emily were confident traumatized kids could benefit from Transcendental Meditation.
"I myself meditated, and I thought this would be a good tool for them. So we brought them the Transcendental Meditation program," according to Emily Lynch, volunteer and philanthropist.
"My first meditation blew me away. It curled my hair," says David Lynch, filmmaker and philanthropist. (MORE)
Source> NBC Los Angeles
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