Beyond Vanity

Award-winning career hairstylist Mona Leung discovers the chemicals she’s using to make her clients more beautiful… are killing her. Searching for alternatives – and a deeper connection to the work she loves - she embarks on a ten-thousand-mile journey. From her west coast home, Mona makes stops in Arizona, California, Nepal and Hong Kong. Along the way, Mona encounters many influences – from innovative hairdressers that are revolutionizing the art and technology of hair to Buddhist monks that shave their heads during their spiritual training. Mona’s eyes are opened to new philosophies, approaches and techniques that take her perception of hairstyling to an entirely new place. Returning home, Mona takes a different kind of trip. With Shamanic guidance, her life’s purpose is revealed: to synthesize what she’s learned to develop her own unique practice. Mona invites close friends, fellow hairdressers and alternative healers to a retreat of discovery. Traveling deep within, she brings through a personal care system that combines holistic ceremony with high-end hair styling. Her revolutionary approach is one that revitalizes each client’s appearance by connecting with, celebrating and reflecting their true inner beauty.