Posted on 07/15/2026 4:43:11 AM PDT by DFG
More than a year after a woman was found dead in a wellness house in Miami Beach, the doctor accused of giving her drugs as part of a "heart protocol" ceremony is facing criminal charges.
Samuel Lee, 44, is facing a manslaughter charge in the Feb. 10, 2025 death of Tina Sodhi, court records show.
Lee, a medical doctor certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, describes himself as a "holistic, integrative psychiatrist who uses a Spiritual approach towards mental health."
But according to an arrest warrant, Lee used the alternative healing practices in a so-called "heart protocol" ceremony that ended in the death of Sodhi.
Sodhi had gone to Sabia Wellness House, a holistic wellness retreat in Miami Beach, to undergo the ceremony, where she was given a mixture of controlled substances including Ketamine, MDMA and DMT, a psychedelic, the warrant said.
Police and fire rescue crews later responded to a call of an unresponsive female, Sodhi, who was found in a sauna at the wellness center.
When officers arrived, Lee was giving Sodhi CPR, but the efforts were unsuccessful and she was pronounced dead at the scene, the warrant said.
According to the warrant, an officer spoke with Lee, who said he's a licensed doctor and "elder" of the Eternal Life Tribe who explained he was there to conduct the "heart protocol" treatment which "was a sacred sacrament of the church and not performed under his medical license."
Investigators searched Sodhi's phone and found messages and emails between her and Lee about the ceremony, including a receipt for the $2,000 fee, the warrant said.
Sodhi had signed a waiver that her participation was voluntary and acknowledged the potential side effects and risks of "plant-based and Western psychedelic formulations," the warrant said.
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Samuel Lee, 44, (shown) who said he's a licensed doctor and "elder" of the Eternal Life Tribe, explained he was there to conduct the "heart protocol" treatment which "was a sacred sacrament of the church and not performed under his medical license."
Investigators searched Sodhi's phone and found messages and emails between her and Lee about the ceremony, including a receipt for the $2,000 fee.
Yikes!
Quack, quack, quack.
All substances available to tribal elders for millenia for this ‘sacred’ ritual.
Very expensive drug dealer masquerading as a religious doctor. Victim probably drug addicted fool. Like she didn’t read up on the meds she is gonna’ get? Any evidence of parasites? What a dope.
What could go wrong if they meet?
Would NARCAN have saved her?
No. No opiates in the described cocktail.
He must have a nasal condition. Wearing a Breath Right strip.
This ‘holistic’ healer has to wear a Breathe Right strip on his nose because he can’t ‘heal’ his own breathing problems, yet you’ll let him dope you up with some crazy concoction for your heart?
Here’s my $2,000.00 Sign me up! Not.
Ha! You beat me by one minute, LOL!
I guess eating a bunch of carrots didn't help. Being "holistic" and all that.
Another killer shrink.
I am not a doctor and barely passed college biology but, if one has a pre-existing heart condition NONE of those drugs should be used let alone all three. In a healthy young individual they sound like the basis for a wild weekend but still not recommended.
Where was he certified as an MD?
That combo can cause dehydration at the very least and probably shouldn’t include a sauna session.
“Ketamine, MDMA and DMT,”
Party at Hunter’s house
mixing Ketamine and MDMA (ecstasy) is called “kitty flipping” by some, and is often found in the disco/tech music “club scene.” DMT is a central component of ayahuasca, a natural hallucinogenic drug found in the Amazon, although it is usually synthesized now.
Thx for the description.
“ETERNAL LIFE TRIBE”?????
SOME PEOPLE WILL LISTEN TO ANYTHING
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