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The recent Sedona sweat lodge tragedy highlights some dangers in our obsession with self help
by Dr. Christine B. Whelan
What would you do for spiritual enlightenment and personal success? Would you agree to spend 36 hours alone in the desert without food or water to help clear your mind and find your true potential? Would you follow a trusted leader into a dark, hot tent to experience a version of a centuries-old Native American sweat lodge ritual? History shows that in the name of self-help, many people will do just that — and more. Three people died and more than a dozen others were injured as a result of an ...
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