Dori Thomsen

Keeping Calm and Clean

Keeping Calm and Clean

Soluna Yoga + Spa hosted three local Girl Scouts troops – Troops 2076, 62040 and 2149 – for a one-hour yoga class on Jan. 21 taught by owner Dori Thomsen, vice president of the 5 Points Merchants Association (FPMA), in gratitude for their sisterhood and service. The yoga class was followed by a group trash […]

5 Points Merchants: Step Up, Step In

5 Points Merchants: Step Up, Step In

Area leaders help formulate ideas for cohesion, strength and beautification Jacksonville’s 5 Points District is known for its close-knit community of shopkeepers and its eclectic, bohemian collection of restaurants, bars, boutiques and other businesses. In recent months, however, it has also garnered a reputation as the go-to spot for late-night partiers leaving trash and other […]

Local Folks: Dori & Christian Thomsen

Local Folks: Dori & Christian Thomsen

Meet the Thomsens: Dori, a Floridian from Pensacola Beach, and Christian, a New Orleans native. They are the Riverside couple who founded Saluna Yoga + Spa in 5 Points in 2014 and who recently celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary. They met in 2004 in Jacksonville at the University of North Florida while Dori was completing […]