In surgery, my empathy was once called a weakness. In yoga, it became my superpower.
Dr. Adam L. Johnson, MD Breast Surgical Oncologist · Certified Yoga Teacher · Founder, The Pink Kingdom
Adam's mother, grandmother, and aunt all died from breast cancer. Three more women in his family have been diagnosed, ranging from 31 to 61 years old. Genetic testing revealed a BRCA1 mutation that elevates a woman's lifetime risk of breast cancer by 60%.
As a son, grandson, nephew, brother, cousin, and now surgeon of women affected by breast cancer, he understands the weight — physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, financial — that this disease places on a family. Yoga, meditation, Kung Fu, Tai Chi, and Reiki have been his medicine through grief. Now these practices are part of how he heals others.
