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 seventeen 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.

Cherene and Matt are the Founders and Directors of the North Bend Yoga Shala and are certified teachers at the 5000 hour level. Together, they opened the Shala (school) in 2001 and have built a community of yoga in the Snoqualmie Valley. The North Bend Yoga Shala is a registered school with Yoga Alliance and offers public classes, private sessions, restorative work, therapeutic yoga, and teacher training.