FLAGSTAFF — More than 50 followers of spiritual guru James Arthur Ray had just endured five strenuous days of fasting, sleep-deprivation and mind-altering breathing exercises when he led them into a ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The family of a Minnesota woman who died more than a week after being overcome in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony said Sunday that she prided herself on leading a healthy and ...

Many people suffer illnesses in the cleansing ritual. It will take weeks to determine if charges warranted. PRESCOTT, Ariz. — Two people who died after sitting for hours in an Arizona spiritual resort ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The daughter of a Prior Lake woman who died after an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony said she wants the man who led it behind bars. Authorities are investigating the Oct. 8 ceremony at a ...

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - The sweat lodge activity turned into a full emergency, as participants were passing out, vomiting, and foaming from the mouth. This was supposed to be the final event to find ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- A woman who took part in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony tells the Associated Press that the spiritual guru who led the event pushed participants too far in what was supposed to be ...

Shirtless men in shorts lined up on one side of a large open-pit fire. Women in full-length skirts and shirts stood on the other. Most ages were represented. Most had experienced this Saturday night ...

CAMP VERDE, Ariz. — A woman told jurors Friday that one of three people who died in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony refused help when she appeared to be suffering from the heat in the structure, but ...

Noella, Gina, and Emily took part in a cleansing ceremony and sat in a sweat lodge, which proved to be a very emotional experience for the women. In the episode, we couldn't see exactly what was going ...

FARGO — Less than a year after Fargo leaders closed down a sweat lodge on city property, organizers are hoping to open another location on private property. Meanwhile, one of the lodge’s users has ...