James Arthur Ray, Self-Help Guide Whose Retreat Became Deadly, Dies at 67A rising star among New Age motivational speakers, he was brought down by a disaster during one of his retreats in Arizona, where three people died in a sweat lodge.
Source: James Arthur Ray, Self-Help Guide Whose Retreat Became Deadly, Dies at 67 (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/us/james-arthur-ray-dead.html)