Hays massage therapist strikes out on her own with new business - hays Post

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Renèe Cline / courtesy photo

By JAMES BELL
Hays Post

It’s been a big year for Hays cosmetologist and certified massage therapist Renèe Cline.

After working for seven years in Hays as a massage therapist, this year she added onto her skills, graduating from the Hays Academy of Hair Design in March and opening her own business shortly after.

"I just finished my seventh year in massage therapy this year, and I wanted to open up my own little place,” Cline said.

So she opened Lux Massage & Aesthetics, 1220 E. 27th, inside Riverside Chiropractic and celebrated a grand opening in May.

In the location, she offers services from both aspects of her training and experience.

“I am able to combine the massage that I have already done with the esthetic services that I can do now,” she said.

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Being able to offer both helps Cline provide a better service.

“My business is about providing services for my guests,” she said.

Another bonus, she said, is being inside a chiropractic office.

“It’s nice being in a chiropractic office because full massage and chiropractic, they go hand in hand,” Cline said. “So it’s really nice to be able to get a massage and then have your adjustment.”

Included in the variety of services she offers are massage, facials, peels, lash extensions, makeup services and full body waxing.

She is certified in massage therapy and has certifications with related tools like cupping, hot stones, facial cupping and reflexology.

She completed those certifications right here in Hays, while learning the business on the job.

“I love it. There are definitely tests and stuff that I have taken, but it’s a lot of manual labor,” Cline said. “You definitely have to know the human body and know what you are doing or you can make it worse.”

Despite opening this business in the midst of the pandemic, so far she said business has good.

“I am very of thankful, and I hope it keeps going well,’ Cline said.

And she is already looking forward to a day in the future she can expand into a full-service spa with even more esthetic and massage services available.

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For more about the business or to book an appointment, visit Luxmassageaestics.com. More can also be seen on the Lux Massage & Aesthetics facebook page.

They are open Mondays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesdays and Thursdays from noon until 8 p.m., Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and every other Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.