What is the sweat lodge survivor speaking about now that he has decided to speak out?
A survivor of the fatal Native American-style ‘cleansing ceremony’ in a U.S. sweat lodge has spoken for the first time about the harrowing conditions inside the enclosed canopy which led to three deaths, claiming people were vomiting in the stifling heat, gasping for air, and lying lifeless on the sand and gravel floor beneath them. Beverley Bunn was one of more than 50 followers of the spiritual guru James Arthur Ray who had endured five strenuous days of fasting, sleep-deprivation and mind-altering breathing exercises when he led them into the sweat lodge ceremony at a retreat outside Sedona, Arizona, on October 8. It was supposed to be a religious awakening, the culmination of a $US9,000-plus-a-person seven-day program, aimed at helping people find a new vision for life. It was not long before the ceremony turned into a terrifying experience in which ultimately three people – Kirby Brown, a 38-year-old painter, internet executive James Shore, 40, and 49-year-old Liz Neuman – would d
Last week, three people died and several others were hospitalized after attending one of James Arthur Ray’s sweat lodge self-help seminars. This is just crazy: participants paid $9,000 to spend five days inside the creepy-looking tent, where they vomited and even experienced liver and kidney failure after being denied water in the intense 120-degree heat. Stacey Spencer, 59, managed to survive the torturous event. On Good Morning America this morning, her attorney Ted Schmidt said, “Mr. Ray created a death trap, and created a heat environment in that sweat lodge that was intolerable for human beings.” Other participants inside have said they were screaming “We need water,” vomiting and fighting to stay alive. Ray had claimed that the sweat lodge would cleanse the attendees. He is refusing to comment on the deaths, except for a message on his Web site saying he is investigating the incident and that he feels their pain. He is still continuing his self-help ministry! First off, it is rea
On Good Morning America this morning, her attorney Ted Schmidt said, “Mr. Ray created a death trap, and created a heat environment in that sweat lodge that … Sources: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct2=us%2F0_0_s_0_0_t&usg=AFQjCNGo0eswYSvWF8a110Afx9sE-ptaog&cid=1455323530&ei=RpvgSoDBFIG29ATpv6vNAw&rt=SEARCH&vm=STANDARD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twirlit.
