Chere Thomas is a Level 2 Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher. She has studied with Gloria Goldberg, CIYT-4 for many years, and has been an ongoing philosophy student of Gitte Bechsgaard, CIYT-3 RO PhD since 2013. She has completed well over 200 hours of Iyengar Yoga therapy training and has assisted Gloria in weekly Iyengar Yoga therapy classes. Chere continues to study regularly with Gloria in both general classes and ongoing monthly yoga therapeutics training. She also served four years on the Board of Directors for Iyengar Yoga Association California Southern California.

Chere has traveled to India five times, four of which were spent studying at Ramamani Iyengar Yoga Memorial Institute (RIMYI) in Pune with the Iyengar family. In 2013, 10-weeks post rotator cuff repair surgery, Chere attended medical classes at RIMYI as a student patient under the direction of BKS Iyengar and Geeta Iyengar which has given her an insight to yoga modifications for shoulder injuries and recovery.

Chere has a strong sense of being in yoga both on and off the mat and she has a deep gratitude for those who have walked the path before her. She teaches at her home yoga studio, Iyengar Yoga Ocean Beach, in San Diego, California.