The taxi dropped me off for the lodge on a seemingly deserted street in Southwest Ranches, a neighborhood northwest of Fort Lauderdale, tucked into Florida’s Everglades. Behind me was empty land, in ...

Last week in Sedona Arizona, during a “spiritual warrior” retreat led by New Age, self-help expert James Arthur Ray, two people died in a “sweat lodge ceremony” and more than twenty were sickened.

Native Christians wrestle with faith and tradition. A largely Christian community of Native North Americans in Quebec has banned a spiritual practice traditional to their people, the Cree. The ...

Back in the 1970s, Native spiritual leader Leonard Crow Dog established Inipi Sweat Lodges across the country as a communal spot for prayer and spiritual cleansing, including one in Southwest Lincoln.

FARGO, N.D.FARGO, N.D. — In the decade since Fargo agreed to host a sweat lodge for the many Native Americans who live in the area, the simple structure and its users have suffered a series of ...

James Ray, the self-help guru who led a sweat-lodge ritual that killed three people last October, was arrested today after a grand jury indicted him on three counts of manslaughter. Before the ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. WINDHAM — When the tarps of the sweat lodge are pulled back, a swirling ...

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — In the decade since Fargo agreed to host a sweat lodge for the many Native Americans who live in the area, the simple structure and its users have suffered a series of indignities: ...