Have you ever heard of the "Chicos de la Calle" (Children of the Street)?  

I have, but it was always far removed. Somewhere in Bolivia....I think children living under the bridges in La Paz. On a recent trip to South America, SuperHealth became involved with the "Chicos de la Calle."

There is a gigantic gap between hearing about a social issue in a remote area of the world and actually attempting to help.

Perhaps after directing an addiction treatment program and working hands-on with clients for so many years in Arizona, I was tired and wanted to keep my hands clean. After all, I am now an author, trainer, lecturer and the work is inspiring and good.

Things are different after seeing these children.  The best analogy I can describe may be similar to the difference between intellectually discussing death with someone and actually facing your own death after being diagnosed with a terminal illness.

So, there we were in La Paz meeting at Luz & Esperanza (Light and Hope), a rehabilitation facility that works with children striving to get off the street. Sham Kaur, an inspirational
Kundalini Yoga teacher in La Paz, and I met a young man named Daniel. HE escaped the streets 9 years ago, eventually became a university student, and is now studying business administration. (second to left)

I asked Daniel how it happened. He described an extremely painful memory of attending a funeral ceremony for his two good friends, who died -- one from cirrhosis of the liver and the other from a heart attack.  These children are dying of serious diseases which left me shocked and tearful. They couldn't have been more than 14 to 16 years old and using cheap, toxic, and deadly drugs...choosing drugs over food as their priority to exist.

After the funeral, Daniel had a dream. He received a clear message to work with the children in a rehabilitation effort. Being a child himself, he went to the nuns and eventually founded Luz & Esperanza. Today Luz & Esperanza is a well known and important facility working for the street children.

When three young men, including Daniel, and a nun walked into the SuperHealth training in La Paz, the issue became real, more impactful, tragic, and heart wrenching. Dr. Rudy a psychiatric doctor and another medical doctor also attended the SuperHealth two day training course.

After the training, it was decided to provide a 40-day SuperHealth pilot project at Luz & Esperanza. The technology of Kundalini Yoga and meditation, and specific therapeutic juice formulas will be incorporated into the children's program. Dr. Rudy and Dr. Satbir Singh, our research director from Harvard University, will run a research component with pre and post testing to determine the effectiveness of Kundalini Yoga and other components of the SuperHealth technology with this population who are on the edge of throwing their lives away. 

Through the grace of God, SuperHealth is serving as a flashlight ...finding itself in the darkest corners of the world and shedding light, love, hope and inspiration to those who never knew it existed. Those just waiting to die.

With soiled fingernails and sleeves rolled up, I am serving the destiny of SuperHealth. Next year, La Paz is hosting an international conference for psychiatrists and Dr. Rudy is a main
coordinator. Our goal is ambitious: to present the findings in a published research manuscript on an international stage to the world at large.

You can stay unsoiled for just so long. Eventually, through God's grace, you'll be called upon to become authentic...to do something meaningful and fulfill your own destiny to share "Sat Nam" with someone who is in the depths of despair. As Yogi Bhajan said, "uttering Sat Nam, even by accident, will change your destiny".

Blessed am I and through God's kindness and blessed are the Chicos de la Calle who find their way out of the darkness and into the light and love of Sat Nam.  May we have a longing in our heart to live for others, truly serve others and walk the distance with another. Let your heart smile with the light and love that comes from giving of yourself to serve the elevation of the human spirit.

Thank you Guru Ram Das for the opportunity to spread these precious teachings in a world filled with demands, disorientation and social pressures that so often leave people with a sense of despair and isolation. We have so many blessings and it is our privilege and responsibility to
share the technology and give our heart to those in every corner of the world.

For opportunities to volunteer or give contact Mukta Kaur at superhealth12@gmail.com or
www.super-health.net

May the SuperHealth teachings of Yogi Bhajan prevail and may they fill a longing for the fulfillment and excellence of each divine soul.