Cherene was drawn to yoga at a young age. She started attending her mother's classes when she was 8 years old and as a young teenager began to practice on her own. This led to serious study in her mid-teens. At 19 Cherene relocated to Seattle, WA to study with a Certified Advanced Senior Teacher, Aadil Palkhivala. She studied and apprenticed with Aadil for ten years and taught classes at his studio during that time. Cherene has been teaching yoga for 20 years. Though she has studied with many instructors, she considers only two to be her teachers: her mother, Michele Khouri, and Aadil Palkhivala. It is due to their wisdom, guidance, and love that Cherene is the person and teacher she is today. 

Matt Queen has been a student of yoga for two decades and a teacher of yoga for the past 15 years. He has had the great honor to study with some of the most accomplished and respected yoga teachers in the world. He has spent time in India studying with Yogacharya BKS Iyengar. Matt considers Aadil Palkhivala to be his greatest influence and has apprenticed directly with him. He is eternally indebted to his lineage of teachers particularly T. Krishnamacharya and BKS Iyengar.

As a gifted teacher with an extensive knowledge of yoga, Matt shares his teaching with a sense of humor and ease.

"The practice of yoga has changed my life in ways I cannot describe."


Perlas is a passionate yoga practitioner. Her practice is deeply influenced
by her teachers Matt and Cherene of North Bend Yoga Shala where she received her
200hour teacher training certificate. She is a registered yoga instructor with
Yoga Alliance. She brings with her 13 years of yoga practice.