Alaina has an ever-growing passion for creating programs that impact women and children around the globe. She is inspired and motivated by women who are taking charge of their lives in living within their passions and dreams. Before dreaming up Adhara and living within her own dreams, she worked on international development projects throughout Africa, the Middle East and the Caribbean on health, education, and gender equality programs at Columbia University. Alaina holds a Master of Social Work from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from New York University. She ís a huge math geek, a trained yogini and a lover of giving back to women around the world.
FEEL OPENNESS, PEACE,
CREATIVITY, VIBRANCY AND SUPPORT
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Meaning "support" in Sanskrit. Adhara is a women's club and space that offers professional, social, spiritual and charitable programs that celebrate women and enhance their development.
Adhara is a place where women are free to mingle, socialize, network, pamper themselves, break a sweat, meditate, stretch, relax, work, learn, read, invent and give back.
An environment for women to make powerful social and professional connections, unlock their potential, nurture their health and well being, and use their unique talents to give back and serve others.
WHEN SLEEPING WOMEN WAKE,
MOUNTAINS WILL MOVE.
INTENTION
Adhara was built for women to congregate, collaborate and create. Within our walls, women help each other lead satisfying lives and talk about things they are passionate about, share ideas, and inspire each other to be bold and take action.
We are a social group by nature but we are also socially aware. We invest in our own Adhara women right here in New York City as well as women around the globe because we know that when women are economic agents and leaders, social change accelerates, returns multiply, and can be measured in our families, our neighborhoods, and on the other side of the world.
TEAM
Alaina Gurwitz
Founder
ADVISORS
Joanne Ollman
Chief Professional Resources Officer
Proskauer
Julia Simet
Managing Director, Principal
Gensler
Jeanette Takamura
Dean
Columbia University School of Social Work
Sharon Weinberg
Managing Director
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
PARTNERS
SHE BELIEVED SHE COULD,
SO SHE DID.
PROGRAMS
Adhara marks the beginning of a change in how women network, socialize and grow. As a womenís club and space, we are dedicated to offering female-focused events and programs that appeal to women on many levels. We are a community of women ages 21 and older, with a particular focus on professional women ages 25 - 65.
Through our programs, Adhara creates and empowers a community of women while strengthening opportunities for personal, professional, spiritual, and charitable growth. We help women form networks and encourage them to seek out role models that can help catapult them into the next phase of their lives, filled with authenticity, contentment and success.
PROFESSIONAL
NETWORKING
AND LEADERSHIP
SOCIAL
EVENTS
AND PARTIES
HEALTH AND
WELLNESS
PROGRAMS
CHARITABLE
AND VOLUNTEER
PROGRAMS
SPACE
Adhara's home, opening in late 2013, will be a space that evokes openness, peace, creativity, and vibrancy. Adhara is unique in that it will integrate the best features of a members-only club, spa, office, gym, and yoga studio into a sophisticated and welcoming environment for women.
The future space will include:
- A friendly and inviting reception and waiting area
- Numerous spacious and lively lounges and multi-purpose event spaces for socializing and attending professional and social events
- A quiet, yet creativity-filled work room
- A plush media room and library
- Multiple open and airy yoga and dance studios
- A private and peaceful meditation room
- A health conscious cafe and bar
- A private ladies' changing and locker room
I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT
I WANTED TO DO BUT I KNEW THE
WOMAN I WANTED TO BECOME.
EVENTS
Adhara women are energetic, passionate and committed, and have a deep interest in developing themselves socially and spiritually. We come from all walks of life, all industries and are all ages.
Our events are designed with our varied and unique needs in mind. Join us if you are starting out your professional careers and are seeking life guidance and support, are a woman with mid-level experience who seeks career growth and personal satisfaction, and or are a woman with decades of experience who can offer your knowledge and expertise to the younger generations.
Women's Health Talk and Q&A
Tuesday, June 257 - 9PM
Proskauer, 11 Times Square
LET’S GET CANDID FOR A Q&A WITH DR. LAUREN FEIT, OB/GYN
New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
We’ll share the space to speak freely about our health – what is changing in our modern world, what to expect as we get older, and what we wish we had known. Bring your girlfriends, sisters, mothers and daughters!
Wine and Treats Served.
AND THOUGH SHE BE BUT LITTLE,
SHE IS FIERCE.
May 22, 2013
March 6, 2013
Check out the article on her NYC pad!
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December 13, 2012
In out-of-the-way places of the heart,Where your thoughts never think to wander,This beginning has been quietly forming,
Waiting until you were ready to emerge.
For a long time it has watched your desire,Feeling the emptiness growing inside you,Noticing how...
November 22, 2012
I’m grateful for Thanksgiving because it a yearly reminder to feel thankful for our lives and helps us take stock of the wonderful things we currently have. It’s a lesson that many of us practice cultivating throughout daily lives but often forget in the midst of...
EACH MORNING WE ARE BORN AGAIN WHAT WE DO TODAY IS WHAT MATTERS MOST.
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- There are tons of ways!
- Email alaina@adharany.com with your ideas
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- To learn about our programs and events,
- email us at info@adharany.com.