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NEWS ABOUT: sweat lodge

sweat lodge stories: 7 news summaries

 Guru Twittered About 
 Sweat Lodge Death 

But a source close to James Arthur Ray says this is common imagery

Oct 30, 09 10:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - James Arthur Ray, who yesterday canceled his upcoming appearances to devote all his "physical and emotional energies" to the fallout from the sweat lodge tragedy, talked a lot about death in the days leading up to the ceremony. His Twitter feed was full of posts that have since been... More »

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death • New Age • self-help • deaths • Twitter • James Arthur Ray • sweat lodge • Sedona • Angel Valley Retreat Center

 People Still Signing Up 
 for Guru's Sweat Lodges 

James Arthur Ray is out recruiting, and audiences are buying, despite deaths

Oct 22, 09 5:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - James Arthur Ray has hardly missed a beat since three people died in one of his sweat lodge ceremonies two weeks ago: The self-help guru is back on the road peddling his workshops, and many members of his audience seem unfazed by the deaths. "When you're pushing the limits,... More »

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death • self-help • deaths • James Arthur Ray • sweat lodge • sweat lodge survivor

Survivor: Days of Fasting Before Sweat Lodge Disaster

Self-help guru James Arthur Ray ignored pleas to help those collapsing

Oct 21, 09 7:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Participants in the fatal Oct. 8 sweat-lodge ceremony had already been through five days of fasting and sleep deprivation, a survivor says—and the self-help guru leading the proceedings saw their gasping, vomiting and fainting as signs of weakness and urged them to push on through it. No charges have... More »

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drugs • alcohol • Arizona • sleep deprivation • fasting • James Arthur Ray • sweat lodge • Sedona • Angel Valley Retreat Center • Beverley Bunn • sweat lodge survivor

 Third Sweat-Lodge Victim Dies 

Minnesota woman was longtime follower of self-help guru

Oct 18, 09 6:01 AM CDT
(AP) - A Minnesota woman became the third fatality yesterday in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony that hospitalized nearly two dozen people. Liz Neuman, 49, died at a Flagstaff hospital after suffering multiple organ damage during the Oct. 8 ceremony at a resort near Sedona. Authorities were treating all three deaths as... More »

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Arizona • homicide • New Age • self-help • James Arthur Ray • sweat lodge • Sedona • sweat lodge survivor

 Sweat-Lodge Deaths 
 Seen as Homicide 

Self-help expert James Arthur Ray now 'person of interest' in investigation

Oct 15, 09 8:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Authorities are now treating as homicide the two deaths during a sweat-lodge ritual in Arizona last week, with the self-help guru who was in charge of the proceedings being called a “person of interest.” Investigators have found “indications” the deaths weren’t accidental, but wouldn’t explain.... More »

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investigation • Oprah Winfrey • homicide • James Arthur Ray • sweat lodge • Sedona • Angel Valley Retreat Center • person of interest • sweat lodge survivor

Guru at Sweat Lodge That Killed 2: 'I'm Being Tested'

James Arthur Ray says he has hired investigators to probe incident

Oct 14, 09 8:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - The self-help guru who ran a spiritual retreat where two people died during a sweat lodge ceremony last week says he is "being tested" by the tragedy. James Arthur Ray told a seminar audience that he is "frustrated and confused" and has hired his own investigators to find... More »

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Arizona • New Age • ceremony • James Arthur Ray • sweat lodge • sweat lodge survivor

 2 Dead After Arizona
Sweat Lodge Ceremony 

19 hospitalized after cleansing ritual goes wrong at new-age retreat

Oct 9, 09 10:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two people died and 19 others were taken to hospital after a "sweat lodge" ceremony at a new-age Arizona retreat last night. Some 68 people were packed into a tarpaulin-covered dome for the 2-hour ceremony, which involved pouring water over hot rocks to produce steam in an effort to... More »

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Arizona • Native American • New Age • ceremony • sweat lodge • sweat lodge survivor

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