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A one-time self-help guru, successful one, trying to make a comeback, despite going to prison after some people died following his advice. shot to fame on talk shows teemping a philosophy of physical discomfort to overcome adversity. convicted the negligent homicide after three deaths in his sweat lodge retreat, ray is free and wants to get back in the game. a new and fascinating cnn film follows james arthur ray's rise and fall. it's called "enlighten us" premiering on cnn this weekend. here's a look. >> it was so, so, so intense. you couldn't breathe. in the fourth round i said, i had had en...

Leader and he has the power to influence people, and i think if people had all the information, they would make a very different choice. >> brandy amstel, thank you for sharing your story. we appreciate it. the cnn film "enlighten us" airs tomorrow night 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. the next hour of "cnn newsroom" after a break. the first person to survive alzheimer's disease is out there. and the alzheimer's association is going to make it happen by funding scientific breakthroughs, advancing public policy, and providing local support to those living with the disease and their careg...

>> as a good mentor that they paid me to be, i would say, come on now. come on. you can do this. can't you? come on. you can, stick it out. i would encourage them. like, yeah. okay, okay. >> what am i doing here? why am i putting myself through this? what is the point of me, you know, sitting here with all of these other people? and is it worth it? >> i had to leave. but then i was sitting there blaming myself. like, golly. is there something wrong with me that i wasn't able to, like, stick it out? >> yes, there were people having a hard time, but every year there were people having a hard tim...

>> symbolically when you're going into a lodge, you're going back into the womb. and symbolically what you're going to do is to die. it will be the most intense heat that you've ever experienced in your entire life. you will feel as if you're going to die. when you emerge, you will be a different person. >> now, ray was found guilty of negligent homicide. he spent two years in prison. that was the story. that is the story of this week's cnn film "enlighten us." this is a follower of arthur ray and participated in that exercise. she's joining us now. when you learn about this story and you live...

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