Bay Area Edition | January 2025

Health & wellness

BY ASIA ARMOUR

Total Body Niche in League City uses self care as path to wellness 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 bromyalgia that she understood how healing massages could be. “Seeing the state he was in getting on the table, [compared] to how he moved dierently coming o the table, I was like, ‘What? That’s crazy,’” Cruz said. After an internship and gaining experience massaging at resorts and chiropractic oces, Cruz opened her own holistic wellness spa in December 2023. The features Total Body Niche oers prenatal, restorative and relaxing massages, facials, body treatments and waxing services in League City. Body treatments include full body dry brushes and skin care treatments for various parts of the body. Clients can also request additional services such as hot stones, dermaplaning, and hand and foot treatments, according to the business’s website Cruz also partnered with wellness company

Owner Regina Cruz opened her wellness spa in League City in December 2023.

100 Perkins Ave., Ste. B1, League City www.totalbodyniche.com

Total Body Niche owner Regina Cruz said self care helps people take control of their own wellness.

PHOTOS COURTESY TOTAL BODY NICHE

Mystic Resonance to oer 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 condence. They’re moving dierently, 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.” “A lot of people feel pain in their body, so they

tap out of their body, and they’re doing every- thing 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 nd out about their diet, their health history, their lifestyle. We want to nd a solution to the problem, not just a temporary x.”

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