Your dollars and days off are precious. What will you really bring home from your vacation?
What would you expect to pay at a spa that gives you nothing included and serves up blood sugar-spiking “health foods” and chemical-laden spa treatments with pseudo-natural products. And would you get to experience or learn about any of the following?:
- An acclaimed, life-changing experience with a rare track record of dramatically transforming the lives of its participants, and even their families as a ripple effect
- A majestic, mountainside retreat you will truly feel at home--and among friends-in from the moment you arrive
- Body-transforming, sumptuous, low-impact eating principles featuring organic, grass-fed, free-range, wild, and/or local ingredients. You’ll help yourself from endless options to quell every craving. We don't know of any other destination retreat where you can learn to live this way or experience this result
- Highest-end personal care and nutritional products to sample all week with plenty to take home
- A one-on-one educational session with Kat James to troubleshoot areas of self-sabotage, strategize logistics and resources, and solidify your game-plan* (valued at $500)
- A once-in-a-lifetime, world-class makeover and photo shoot with a top industry artist, using the highest-end natural cosmetics, and the most flattering, super-natural techniques that will make you look more rested and vital than you've looked in years (valued at $1200+). View Kat’s professional and celebrity makeup artist portfolio here! (click on “artists” and then on Kat James at http://www.contactnyc.com/. Your four favorite photo files are included, with full CD and memory albums offered at reasonable rates.
- Free mini spa treatments, using therapeutic fresh herbs, pure essential oils, and cold-pressed oils
- Uncommonly tasty, fresh detox elixirs that yoou'll create (better than juice), along with therapeutic beverages and herbal nightcaps.
- A "mixology" session where you'll learn about using herbs and essential oils that will open your mind to exotic new beverages that will become favorites!!
- The non-judgmental environment afforded by a diverse group of supportive strangers with different, yet overlapping personal health goals
- Four group follow-up phone sessions led by Kat James to ensure your success.
- Excursions to stunning natural landmarks, such as Chimney Rock, with its 400+-foot waterfalls and 75 mile view; a guided herb walk, local artisan cheese-making, boat tour, river rafting, Indian reservation exploration, or hiking trails in the breathtaking Blue Ridge Mountains
- The world-renowned Biltmore Estate http://www.biltmore.com is only ten minutes away.
- Transportation to and from Asheville Airport
View the MOUNTAIN CHALET PROGRAM slide show here
Here are the typical physical results experienced during a 5-Day program:
| Days 2-3: Dramatically improved energy, reduced puffiness in the face and abdomen, sugar, starch, alcohol, and caffeine cravings subside. | |
| Days 4-5: All food, caffeine, and alcohol cravings are typically gone (even in the formerly food-obsessed). Calmer skin, clearer eyes, looser clothing, deeper sleep, more stable moods, resensitized taste-buds, improved digestion, a new perspective on personal care can all be expected. You’ll likely see a glimpse of someone you once knew (or never knew was in you) in your end-of-week professional makeover photo. |
For details on the JUNE 5th - 10th AND JUNE 19th - 24th 5-Day Total Transformation® Mountain Chalet Programs, plus a firsthand account from attendee Linda Phillips from Myrtle Beach, SC, click here.
Pricing and Accommodations: Get Much, Much More for Far, Far Le$$ You will not find another experience at any price that comes close to Total Transformation® in passion, substance, surroundings, amenities, content, dawn-to-dusk detail, real-time short- and long-term benefit—anywhere. Educational tuition, before discounts shown below, is $2150 for program plus transport to and from Asheville airport, and four follow-up group phone sessions. A nearby bed and breakfast is recommended, but lodging—available first come, first served— is free (not included in tuition), along with food, as a courtesy in our beautiful chalet.
Discounts for Alumni, TeleProgram Attendees, Super-Helpers, and Companions
With all the available discounts this may not only be your most transforming vacation, but your most amazingly priced one. Returning alumni receive $300 off. Bring a companion and receive $200 off. Bring two, and receive $500 off. TeleProgram attendees may apply a generous 50% of their investment in either the Basic Jumpstart or Mastery TeleProgram toward tuition. A few “super-helper” slots are available, mostly for locals, at an additional $500 off, depending on contribution (call or email us for details).
Opportunities for Local LMTs and Aestheticians Interested in Participating in Total Transformation® If you are an LMT, licensed aesthetician, email us at info@informedbeauty.com for more details if you are interested in attending at a discount. If you have emailed us before we had dates, please email again if there are specific program dates you would consider.
Once again, here are the dates:
June 5th - 10th (JUST ANNOUNCED)
June 19th - 24th (ONLY TWO SLOTS REMAIN)
View the MOUNTAIN CHALET PROGRAM slide show here.
Please Call 877-54-TOTAL if you would like a Total Transformation Alumni (usually Carol or Rhonda) to call you about the program, or for faster service, or to book, call James directly, at 828-669-2438 or 917-715-0840. You can also email us at info@informedbeauty.com,
A: Kat delivers her educational program (so boring sounding, compared to how fascinating hearing it from her really is). Her talks folllow four parts: 1) Shedding 2) Feeding, 3) Cultivating, and 4) Living Beauty. We highly recommend that your friend read Kat’s book prior to attending, as Kat believed the benefits from the program are limited if the person has not taken that step, because the lifestyle shift is not necessarily intuitive and the principles are very specific and unique (and incomparably effective). Kat does not publish details about the program, but because so many national stories of dramatic physical transformation have been published about her program, and because foremost experts like Dr. Joseph Mercola (one of the most read natural healers in the world) and Dr. Ron Rosedale endorse her approach, people generally come with a very high degree of faith and high expectations, which are almost always wildly surpassed, as you can read from the link above. Kat also spends plenty of one on one time with each attendee which is key to the program’s impact.
A: No! Not only will you experience a week without blood sugar spikes and learn what it’s like to be truly freed from cravings and negative food issues, you’ll, at the same time, be empowered to address every possible food craving, from salty to crunchy to chewy, to chocolaty —without the fat-storing consequences. Strategic beverages such as non-alcoholic spritzers, hot and iced herbal coffees and teas as well as purified water are available at all times. No alcoholic beverages are available.
A: The great thing is that Kat makes everyone feel so comfortable (I am a bit introverted, so it was amazing how comfortable I was immediately). She’s not a fan of rigid scheduling and allows the group’s individual issues and level determine her pacing and emphasis. This is so much more valuable, Kat says, than when she did large group programs. She gave most of her talks with us while we ate so we could have plenty of time to relax and talk with her individually, enjoy the amazing place or take excursionsI (like the Biltmore, or hot springs or amazing botanical gardens) if we wanted. There is such an incredible view and so many beautiful places to hang out and such interesting people (and always such great smells and activity in the kitchen), and free treatments going on, that it is more of true rejuvenating and decompressing vacation than I could have ever imagined getting at a spa or anywhere else. And the fact that you are getting a makeover with Kat who was Martha Stewart’s makeup artist, and gorgeous photos taken is pretty special. The way Kat’s Chalet is set up with green and natural products and organic foods, elixirs, oils, and spices, really inspires you to turn your own home and kitchen into a place to rejuvenate yourself and your connection with nature and your family when you return home.
A: Kat’s “low-impact” principles are often the missing “layer” that could catapult the healing potential of all kinds of dietary approaches. Kat’s approach is already very friendly to gluten-intolerant individuals because most grain products are avoided. The Program benefits will be limited in strict vegans.
A: Kat makes no claims to diagnose, treat, or cure disease (and she has everyone sign a disclaimer with their understanding of that). Those being treated for disease are encouraged to seek their doctor’s supervision and approval before undertaking therapies or dietary changes based on Kat James’ approach. That said, the track record of amazingly transformed people in the wake of Kat’s programs speaks for itself. You and your friend(s) will appreciate the experience and benefit from it much more if you read some of the inspiring success stories in Kat’s book or her monthly column in Better Nutrition magazine, available at many independent health food stores. This month’s (January) story chronicals the transformation (times three) of a woman who brought her two daughters on the program, and the mother and 14-year-old ended their eating disorder and their nine-year-old is no longer a sugar addict.
Amy English, Total Transformation® participant, 2004:
“I’ve lost over eighty-five pounds. Most importantly, I’ll never use food as a drug again.”
Emily F., Total Transformation® participant, 2007:
“I can’t believe what I’m feeling. After just a few days, my eyes and my head are so clear. My bloat and facial puffiness are almost gone. My shape is changing. This is unbelievable to me because this goes against all my training as a health educator.”
Georgianna N. Total Transformation® participant, 2002 and 2006:
“The first time around weight came off and my seborrhea went away to the point where I could wear sleeveless tops again and didn’t need steroid creams. I have watched the circles under my eyes and the crepey skin on the back of my hands almost disappear. My thyroid nodules actually shrank and all of my blood work was dramatically improved. The second time I lost another four dress sizes and got my husband to attend. Now he no longer smokes and is on a totally different path as we enter retirement. This may well have saved our marriage.”
Jeff Cotter, Total Transformation® participant 2007:
“I have lost 55 lbs and my blood sugar is now normal. My skin and hair are much softer. And yet I’m only just getting started with this. I have not felt like this since I was a teenager. I have tried other diets and none truly ended my very desire for what I now see as poisonous foods.”
Sue Kirwan, Total Transformation® participant 2007:
“I am no longer diabetic and have lost 36 pounds (four dress sizes) in three months, and regained my oval face shape."