Sweat Lodge

Sweat Lodge Probe Includes Hundreds Of Interviews

AP | Posted 11.10.2009 | Home


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...

Sweat Lodges Are Sitting Bull

E. Jean Carroll | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living


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.

Beverley Bunn, Sweat Lodge Survivor, Speaks Out, Reveals Details Of Tragic Incident

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 10.22.2009 | Home


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

Liz Neuman: Third Person Dies In Arizona Sweat Lodge Case

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 10.18.2009 | Home


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 Lodge Deaths Being Investigated As Homicides

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 10.16.2009 | Home


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...

Are Sweat Lodges Risky?

Jonathan Ellerby | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living


Jonathan Ellerby

A well run lodge and lodge leader follow strict, well understood conditions, practices and patterns of behavior. When tradition is followed there is nothing dangerous about a Sweat Lodge.

James Arthur Ray: Guru Says He's Being Tested By Sweat Lodge Deaths

AP | By DAISY NGUYEN and FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 10.14.2009 | Home


LOS ANGELES - The man in charge of a spiritual retreat last week in Arizona that left two people dead after they were overcome in a sweat lodge said T...

James Ray Death Lodge

Christine Whelan | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living


Christine Whelan

The obvious question is: Why did these men and women stay in such a hostile environment, even as their lungs burned from the heat and they felt themselves slipping into unconsciousness?

Kirby Brown: Sweat Lodge Victim's Family Says She Was Fit

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 10.11.2009 | New York


PRESCOTT, Ariz. — A 38-year-old New York woman who died after sitting in a sauna-like sweat lodge at a scenic Arizona resort was an avid surfer ...

Angel Valley Resort Sweat Lodge Incident: 2 Die, 19 Overcome At Arizona Retreat

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 10.10.2009 | Home


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