Cutting Out: The Making and Unmaking of a Surgeon

It takes a lot of courage to walk away from a successful surgical career to become a yoga teacher. Especially after all the years of highly competitive schooling, followed by the mental, emotional, and physical stresses of surgical training. James K. Weber, however, took that huge leap—and along the way, he scored a third chance to make it right with the love of his life. It wasn’t until after several heart attacks that a plan to leave the profession took hold. He came to think of his heart...