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 – Mona embarks on a ten-thousand-mile journey. From her home on Canada’s west coast she visits Arizona, California, Nepal and Hong Kong. Along the way, she encounters many influences – from innovative hairdressers who are revolutionizing the art and technology of hair to Buddhist nuns who 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, she invites close friends, fellow hairdressers and alternative healers to a retreat of discovery. Exploring deep within, her life’s purpose is revealed: to synthesize what she’s learned into her own unique personal-care system that combines holistic ceremony with high-end hair styling. Her revolutionary approach revitalizes each client’s appearance by connecting with, reflecting, and celebrating their true inner beauty.

 After searching the world for answers, Mona’s honest self-reflection helps her realize she has no need to look outside herself for validation – she is enough, and finally able to go Beyond Vanity