Yes. The problem with not taking mental health seriously enough is that various gurus push people through intense meditation, exercises, cathartic confessions, etc. to a breaking point.
And gurus are not typically licensed mental health professionals. So when they have seminars or sessions they have no meaningful education to inform them when someone is too fragile psychologically and when there may be too much stress.
Three people died during a sweat lodge seminar in Sedona with their guru James Arthur Ray presiding over them. Ray didn't take proper care and was convicted of negligent homicide.
Another guru, Keith Raniere, of NXIVM, had a seminar and a woman walked out and killed herself. She apparently couldn't handle the stress.
It's important to take mental health issues seriously.
And gurus are not typically licensed mental health professionals. So when they have seminars or sessions they have no meaningful education to inform them when someone is too fragile psychologically and when there may be too much stress.
Three people died during a sweat lodge seminar in Sedona with their guru James Arthur Ray presiding over them. Ray didn't take proper care and was convicted of negligent homicide.
Another guru, Keith Raniere, of NXIVM, had a seminar and a woman walked out and killed herself. She apparently couldn't handle the stress.
It's important to take mental health issues seriously.