Cheyne grew up on the east coast of Australia and traveled in her 20’s to Europe and the United Kingdom living abroad for 3 years.

She met the Emissaries in Italy and did a number of their courses living in a spiritual community overseas and then for 10 years in Australia. She developed her academic career gaining a Masters in Social Ecology, an Advanced Diploma in Holistic Psychotherapy as well as an Honours Degree in Botanical and Wildlife Illustration.

Her career focus has been with migrants and refugees and teaching English. She has had her own business as a Counselor and currently works in Canberra with the National Disability Insurance agency.

Cheyne loves to engage with people and preparing food. She believes it is how we prepare the food that makes the difference.