Kirstys passion for movement stems from her early involvement in dance and gymnastics throughout her childhood and into her early twenties.
Her creative nature then led to almost 20 years, working in the film and television industry, in the Design Department.
The long and often intense work days, coupled with the arrival of two children, led to her developing a number of autoimmune conditions.
It was at this point that Kirsty sought refuge in yoga and really began to look at life through a different lens.
After twelve plus years of dedicated yoga, and experiencing first hand the healing benefits to both her health and mind, Kirsty made the decision to dedicate the next stage of her life to sharing her love of yoga with others.
“Yoga has enabled me to grow stronger mentally, emotionally and physically and become more flexible both on and off the mat.
Every day yoga teaches me the importance of showing up for myself in the most loving way possible.
Yoga inspires me to live my life more truthfully and each moment more mindfully.”
Kirsty has more than 500 hours training in Yin yoga and Vinyasa Yoga combined
She is a compassionate teacher, who crafts thoughtful sequencing with a focus on optimal alignment for every body.
Her passion for movement and yoga philosophy will encourage students to deepen their understanding of both their bodies and themselves.

Amelia grew up with both parents dedicated practitioners of Ashtanga Yoga. From as young as 3 she has memories of waking up early and lying in the yoga room dozing to the sound of their breath as they went through their practice. Whilst it may have taken her a few years to find her own practice, yoga has been with her for as long as she can remember.
In her teens Amelia went through a challenging period dealing with moments of depression and an eating disorder. Amelia can now find gratitude for this time as it put her on a new path, where finding peace and more ease in her mind and therefore her life became her number one priority. Amelia’s yoga practice and dedication to The Work of Byron Katie (workshops offered at Easwest) are the two practices that supported her to work through these hard times, unraveling stressful stories and beliefs to find a real sense of love for herself, her body and her life. Amelia’s passion is to share these practices with others, as they have had such a profound impact on her life.
Amelia completed her 200hr teacher training with Powerliving in 2014 and has been teaching Power Vinyasa since then. Last year she completed her 300hr teacher training with Noah Maze.
For Amelia yoga is all about quieting the mind, turning the focus inward, and becoming present. Her classes are dynamic with a strong focus on the breath, encouraging students to get present, to do their work, and to bring more kindness and love to themselves and their bodies wherever their at moment to moment.

“Sheryn is a longtime yogi, having an Astanga Practice for 20 years and then 5 years ago started to include in her practice Vinyasa, Yin and Hot. Sheryns other practice and love is The Work of Byron Katie, aka ‘Yoga for the Mind’. She has practising The Work for 9 years and is now a Certified Facilitator. In both her teaching yoga classes and sharing The Work at EastWest, Sheryn supports people to trust the practices, to take responsibility and do their work, with doses of lightness and humour!…to experience greater intimacy and ease with their bodies and their minds. Sheryns other loves are her growing family, adult children, in laws, grand baby and grand doggies, walking, hanging with friends, reading, eating and laughing lots. She is delighted to co-own Eastwest with her daughter Amelia and friend, Kirsty, and making lots of new friends in the community.

Nikki has been teaching since 2002.  Originally trained with Bikram Choudhury in Bikram Yoga, she taught in Vancouver, Canada before returning to NZ and opening what is now eastwest.  Since Bikram, Nikki has also trained with Tony Sanchez, completed 200hr Power Vinyasa with Power Living, and more recently studied Yin Yoga with Paul Grilley.
You’ll most likely catch her teaching Power or Yin at Eastwest, where she loves to offer sequences that give you the most chance of success. She loves the idea of coming ‘home’ to a familiar sequence each day – something similar enough you get a gauge on how you feel, but varied enough to keep you on your toes and learning.  She says she hopes people take from her classes ‘that what we are doing is all about improving what happens off the mat.  For sure, use the asana as a means to keep the mind interested and ego busy, but on a deeper level know that the asana is a smokescreen for getting more connected and in tune with the most important person in your life’.

Vincent encourages students to be curious about their yoga practice and offers a range of tools to support that enquiry including pranayama, asana, postural re-patterning and hands on enhancement. His classes are informative, interactive and increase ability to meet the challenges of enduring a yoga class as a student or holding a yoga class as a teacher.
Vincent teaches from a place of experiential knowing and embodied wisdom. He offers this to his students with good humour, patience, unconditional support, challenge, knowledge, experience, personal practice and his philosophy on yoga is inspiring and enriching.
A maverick teacher Vincent has spent his yoga journey exploring the many styles of yoga, searching for the essence of the yoga practice and how it applies to the functional lives of everyday practitioners. This has lead him to becoming one of New Zealand’s foremost yoga instructors and teacher trainers with a wealth of knowledge in biomechanics, yoga therapy, movement therapy and postural analysis.
Vincent teaches private therapeutic sessions as well as teacher training, classes and retreats and has worked with some of New Zealand’s top athletes. He spent 16 years as a presenter, educator and yoga coach for Les Mills, one of the world’s largest suppliers of group fitness products. Currently Vincent is one of the directors at the Centre for Contemporary Yoga Studies in Auckland, NZ, and also regularly travels internationally presenting at conferences and courses in teacher training and yoga therapeutics.
Vincent has a bent for creativity in all avenues of living with a particular passion for photography. While developing his own photographic skills he has also worked collaboratively with photographer Marc Mateo on a series of yoga photographs which have been exhibited in New Zealand and the USA and have also been published by Yoga Journal Russia.

I started practicing Bikram Yoga in 2009 at the age of 22, since then yoga has helped me improve my self esteem and confidence while healing my injuries and increasing my strength and flexibility.

 I attended Teacher training in 2011 In Los Angeles C.A. To me teaching yoga is an opportunity to give back what I have learned from my Teachers and my own practice, I try to instill in my students the lessons my mentor; Mary Ann Nassa gave to me. I look at students postures and strive to find the piece of the puzzle that is missing, always working with the body. My aim is to help others learn the form of the postures, the breath and how to progress further into ones body.

 I have traveled around the US training with yoga asana champions and competitors since the start of my yoga practice. This has greatly improved my understanding of the beginner and advanced postures. Yoga Asana Competitons have been one of the leading tools to furthering my yoga practice. I started competing in my first year of practice and continued for four years, placing in the New England Regionals, US Nationals, NZ Nationals and the International Yoga asana competitions.

“From soccer to sirsasana, Onny brings balance to his practice as a former representative New Zealand soccer player, who brings his trademark energy and enthusiasm for life and learning to the mats of East West. Onny began practising in 2010 and teaching in 2014. His passion for yoga has enabled him to unlock new opportunities in work, life and play. Onny is also Founder and Director of Nest – an insurance and home loans business based in Grey Lynn that incorporates mindfulness, health and wellness into client conversations to enable them to see the bigger pitch in living and leading a happy and healthy life. Nest’s work focuses on supporting young professionals, families and business owners.
Balancing his business commitments and family commitments with his three young kids, Onny is a firm believer that yoga has enabled him to discover the philosophies in motion that allow him to both succeed in these areas of life, while enjoying every moment encountered along the way.
A proud yoga practitioner, Onny loves being part of the East West community both as a student and a teacher and looks forward to hanging out or upside down soon!

“I have been practicing yoga since 2003 and teaching classes and workshops internationally since 2010. I dabbled in Bikram and Power Yoga before finding Ashtanga Yoga in 2009.  Since then I have been a devoted practitioner of Ashtanga yoga.  
The Ashtanga practice itself is very challenging but most of all it teaches mental dedication. Showing up on the mat whether a good or bad day, it becomes a daily discipline.  It builds strength of body and mind, it can humble you and make you feel extremely capable. Most of all it brings clarity to every day and makes you feel alive!
I love sharing my passion for Ashtanga with my students.  I also love teaching Vinyasa.  My Vinyasa classes are rooted in the tradition of Ashtanga but influenced by modern yoga. Teaching Vinyasa allows me to be creative and playful.  My vinyasa style has evolved from training and practice with different teachers; including Eileen Hall, David Swenson, Duncan Peak, Shiva Rea and Simon Borg Olivier, in various styles over more than 10 years of practice and learning.
Recently I’m also loving practicing and teaching Yin Yoga. I’m the proud mum of two wonderful little boys and this stage of life is certainly teaching me about balance.  Being present in my yoga practice has taught me how to enjoy the simple moments with my boys.  It keeps me calm during the many challenges of a busy life. 
I’m a bit of a coffee addict. I love a good coffee before or after class (or both!). Recently moving to Auckland from Australia I’m appreciating the wonderful yoga community here.  I look forward to sharing a class with you (and maybe a coffee too!).  Namaste, Stacey 

“I had practiced a variety of yoga on and off, but when I discovered Bikram yoga in London 2002 and I was hooked.
Nothing makes me feel as centered or as cleansed as a hot yoga class.
So I completed Bikram teacher training in 2006 which became the start of my serious yoga journey.
Since then I have completed the advanced bikram training and studied further into the advanced series with Tony Sanchez in Mexico.
I have also studied Yin yoga with teacher Jo Phee, and continue to study using yoga as a therapy for trauma.
There is always so much more to learn, discover and share.
Yoga has made my body healthy and strong, but for me, the biggest change is the inner joy and peace that I now have.