Sweat Lodge Deaths

How To Spot a Quack

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 03.17.2012

Iris Erlingsdottir

I'm not saying that everything "new agey" or "alternative" medicine is evil, but people have to begin to really use their judgment. Ask questions and demand answers that pass the test of science, studies and common sense.

Is This the Law of Attraction at Work?

Eldon Taylor | Posted 02.08.2012

Eldon Taylor

The Secret and The Law of Attraction have drawn a great deal of interest from main street folks, not just the so-called new age followers. Bob Procto...

Prison Time For Self-Help Guru In Sweat Lodge Case

AP | By FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 11.19.2011

PRESCOTT, Ariz. -- A self-help author's acknowledgement that he was responsible for the deaths of three people in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony was ...

Self-Help Author Wants Probation In Sweat Lodge Deaths

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 01.15.2012

PRESCOTT, Ariz. — A veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder was on the brink of suicide when he reached out to a self-help author ...

New Trial Sought In Sweat Lodge Case

AP | By FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 09.12.2011

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Attorneys for a self-help author convicted of negligent homicide stemming from three deaths at a sweat lodge ceremony are seeking ...

The "Sweat Lodge Guru" Guilty Verdict: Recognizing the Deadly Influence of Authority

Kent Greenfield | Posted 08.24.2011

Kent Greenfield

Two years ago, three people died in a sweat lodge near Sedona, Arizona, during a so-called "Spiritual Warrior" retreat led by self-help guru James Art...

Hellacious 'Spiritual Warrior' Sweat Lodge Deaths Result In Conviction

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 08.23.2011

CAMP VERDE, Ariz. — They came in search of spiritual enlightenment, using the sweat lodge as a way to break through whatever was holding them ba...

Watch: Self-Help Guru Convicted In Sweat Lodge Deaths

Posted 08.23.2011

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James Ray ARRESTED: Self-Help Guru Charged In 3 'Spiritual Warriar' Sweat Lodge Deaths

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 05.25.2011

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Motivational speaker James Arthur Ray was arrested Wednesday on manslaughter charges after three people died following a nort...

First Sweat Lodge Survivor Speaks Out, Reveals Details Of Tragic Incident

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 05.25.2011

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — More than 50 followers of spiritual guru James Arthur Ray had just endured five strenuous days of fasting, sleep-deprivation ...

Bubble Boy and Sweat Lodge Deaths Raise Larger Questions about the Qualifications of James Ray and Self-help Gurus.

Jonathan Ellerby | Posted 05.25.2011

Jonathan Ellerby

As a long time participant of Sweat Lodges and fasting traditions, I was deeply sadden by the tragic deaths and injuries sustained at the James Ray Sp...

Arizona Sweat Lodge Deaths: 2 Die, 19 Overcome At Arizona Retreat

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 05.25.2011

PHOENIX — A sauna-like sweat lodge at an Arizona resort meant to provide spiritual cleansing became the scene of a police investigation Friday w...

Sweat Lodge Probe Includes Hundreds Of Interviews

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

PRESCOTT, Ariz. — An investigation into the deaths of three people who were overcome at a sweat lodge ceremony in Arizona is expected to be forw...

Liz Neuman: Third Person Dies In Arizona Sweat Lodge Case

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 05.25.2011

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The family of a Minnesota woman who died more than a week after being overcome in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony said Sunday...

Sweat Lodges Are Sitting Bull

E. Jean Carroll | Posted 11.17.2011

E. Jean Carroll

Anyone who tells you that vomiting is "good for you, that you are purging what your body doesn't want, what it doesn't need," is a sadist. Anyone who ever refers to you as a "spiritual warrior" is a crook.

Sweat Lodge Deaths & Self-Help Gurus: A Question of Accountability

Jonathan Ellerby | Posted 05.25.2011

Jonathan Ellerby

A Tragic Call To Attention The recent and tragic events that involved three deaths and more than 19 injured and emotionally traumatized at a James Ra...

Sweat Lodge Deaths Being Investigated As Homicides

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 05.25.2011

PRESCOTT, Ariz. — The deaths of two people during a sweat lodge ceremony led by self-help expert James Arthur Ray are being investigated as homi...