Saturday, October 10, 2009

Sadness in Sedona

I love Sedona, one of my favorite towns to visit, so how very sad when I read at Google News:

A sauna-like sweat lodge at an Arizona resort meant to provide spiritual cleansing became the scene of a police investigation Friday when more than a dozen people became ill during a two-hour session and two later died.
In all, 21 of the 64 people crowded inside the sweat lodge Thursday evening received medical care at hospitals and a fire station. Four remained hospitalized Friday evening — one in critical condition and the others in fair condition
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The particpants paid about 9k for the experience apiece. James Arthur Ray, had posted "Still in Spiritual Warrior ... for anything new to live something first must die. What needs to die in you so that new life can emerge?" a few hours before the deaths.

From now on, when you read that warning on a hot tub etc, pay attention. When ever you read about heat waves, you also read about heat deaths; be safe.

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