Arizona History: Sedona sweat lodge deaths in 2009

Courtesy photo<br>Brandy Rainey, who participated in James Arthur Ray’s sweat lodge at the Angel Valley Spiritual Retreat Center Oct. 9, 2009, said the heat made her nauseous and, when Ray poured water on the hot rocks, “the steam sort of rolled over your body and went up your nose and down your throat.”

Courtesy photo<br>Brandy Rainey, who participated in James Arthur Ray’s sweat lodge at the Angel Valley Spiritual Retreat Center Oct. 9, 2009, said the heat made her nauseous and, when Ray poured water on the hot rocks, “the steam sort of rolled over your body and went up your nose and down your throat.”

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