--- title: 'Your Erroneous Zones' Author Wayne Dyer Dies at Age 75 description: The self-help guru died in Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday. He had been diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in 2009 canonical: https://time.com/4016657/wayne-dyer-dies-your-erroneous-zones-self-help/ author: Rishi Iyengar article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-31T06:20:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:57:19.271Z og:title: Self-Help Guru Wayne Dyer Has Died at 75 og:description: He authored the iconic 1976 book 'Your Erroneous Zones.' og:url: https://time.com/4016657/wayne-dyer-dies-your-erroneous-zones-self-help/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta4db382e21bb925a/698861a28e06013404462204/gettyimages-84218602.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Premiere Of "Ambition To Meaning: Finding You" - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Self-Help Guru Wayne Dyer Has Died at 75 twitter:description: He authored the iconic 1976 book 'Your Erroneous Zones.' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta4db382e21bb925a/698861a28e06013404462204/gettyimages-84218602.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Self-Help Guru Wayne Dyer Dies at Age 75 ## Video: How $1,000 Could Help Your Health [Watch (HLS stream): How $1,000 Could Help Your Health](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/EILRa37f.m3u8) (2:01)  _Published 2014-08-22. From acupuncture to yoga, $1,000 can go a long way to improving your health._ by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Aug 31, 2015 6:20 AM CUT  Author Wayne Dyer attends the premiere of Ambition to Meaning held at the Lloyd E. Rigler Theater at the Egyptian on Jan. 8, 2009, in Los Angeles Author Wayne Dyer attends the premiere of Ambition to Meaning held at the Lloyd E. Rigler Theater at the Egyptian on Jan. 8, 2009, in Los AngelesAngela Weiss—Getty Images by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Aug 31, 2015 6:20 AM CUT Wayne Dyer, the author and speaker whose best-selling book _Your Erroneous Zones_ (1976) offered millions a framework to potentially improve their lives, [has died](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/self-help-pioneer-dr-wayne-dyer-dies-75-n418556 "undefined") at age 75. Dyer died in Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday, according to NBC News. The cause of death has not yet been revealed, although Dyer was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in 2009 — which he claimed to have treated with “psychic surgery” by Brazilian spiritualist João Teixeira de Faria, as well as through regular exercise and positive thinking, NBC says. His best-known work, _Your Erroneous Zones,_ was based on the philosophies of Siddha Yoga founder Krishna Rau, who was better known as Swami Muktananda. The book surged to the top of the best-seller list and catapulted Dyer to instant fame. He would go on to appear on every major talk show in the U.S. and became a fixture on television network PBS for over 40 years. His death prompted an outpouring of condolences from those he had made an impact upon, including celebrities like [Ellen DeGeneres](https://twitter.com/TheEllenShow/status/638134165582385152 "undefined") (whose wedding he officiated) and [Oprah Winfrey](https://twitter.com/Oprah/status/638166723548463104 "undefined"). Dyer had eight children and was separated from his third wife when he died. \[[_NBC News_](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/self-help-pioneer-dr-wayne-dyer-dies-75-n418556 "undefined")\] _Read next:_ [_30 Self-Help Books That Permanently Changed My Life_](http://time.com/3478972/self-help-books-permanently-changed-my-life/?iid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") [_Listen to the most important stories of the day_](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/autoplay/?xid=spl-fullbrief-article "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4016657/wayne-dyer-dies-your-erroneous-zones-self-help/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4016657/wayne-dyer-dies-your-erroneous-zones-self-help/"},"headline":"Self-Help Guru Wayne Dyer Dies at Age 75","datePublished":"2015-08-31T06:20:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:57:19.271Z","description":"Dyer authored the landmark 1976 book Your Erroneous Zones","url":"https://time.com/4016657/wayne-dyer-dies-your-erroneous-zones-self-help/","keywords":["Living","Oprah Winfrey","Dead","advice","Culture","Spirituality"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta4db382e21bb925a/698861a28e06013404462204/gettyimages-84218602.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta4db382e21bb925a/698861a28e06013404462204/gettyimages-84218602.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Premiere Of \"Ambition To Meaning: Finding You\" - Arrivals","caption":"Premiere Of \"Ambition To Meaning: Finding You\" - Arrivals","creditText":"Angela Weiss—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4016657/wayne-dyer-dies-your-erroneous-zones-self-help/","name":"Self-Help Guru Wayne Dyer Dies at Age 75"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"How $1,000 Could Help Your Health","description":"From acupuncture to yoga, $1,000 can go a long way to improving your health.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/EILRa37f/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-08-22T16:19:48.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/EILRa37f.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4016657/wayne-dyer-dies-your-erroneous-zones-self-help/","duration":"PT2M1S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4016657/wayne-dyer-dies-your-erroneous-zones-self-help/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```