Total Body Niche in League City uses self care as path to wellness - Community Impact

[Asia Armour]

Regina Cruz, owner of Total Body Niche in League City, came into alignment with her true passion as a massage therapist while working a desk job at a hospital, she said.
How we got here

Though she always had an interest in both entrepreneurship and the health and wellness industry, she didn’t know what direction to take her career, she said. It wasn’t until she began an apprenticeship helping a man who had diabetes, neuropathy and fibromyalgia that she understood how healing massages could be.

“Seeing the state he was in getting on the table, [compared] to how he moved differently coming off the table, I was like, ‘What? That's crazy,'” Cruz said.

After an internship and gaining experience massaging at resorts and chiropractic offices, Cruz opened her own holistic wellness spa in December 2023.

Owner Regina Cruz came into alignment with her passion for massage therapy and opened her own wellness spa in League City in December 2023. (Courtesy Total Body Niche)
The features
Total Body Niche offers prenatal, restorative and relaxing massages, facials, body treatments and waxing services in League City.

Cruz also partnered with wellness company Mystic Resonance to offer sound bath therapy sessions this fall.

These practices help to empower her clients, Cruz said.

“When somebody does something to take care of themselves, it gives them such a boost,” Cruz said. “And not just for their confidence. They're moving differently, they're feeling better.”

Why it matters

Cruz said these services also give clients the opportunity to “take the wheel when it comes to their wellness.”

Total Body Niche offers massages, facials, body treatments, sound baths and waxing services in League City. (Courtesy Total Body Niche)
“A lot of people feel pain in their body, so they tap out of their body, and they're doing everything they can to not feel that pain,” Cruz said. “But there’s a growing population of people who are now paying attention to [how they feel].”
With massage therapy, Cruz said the client gets a provider who looks at treating the whole body, who aims to heal instead of pacifying their pain.

“In no way, shape or form am I diagnosing anybody with anything, but when ... I know there could be progress made—there needs to be a deeper look into things,” Cruz said. “I’m going to find out about their diet, their health history, their lifestyle. We want to find a solution to the problem, not just a temporary fix.”