About Us
“This is the urgency:
Live! And have your blooming in
the noise of the whirlwind.”
Gwendolyn Brooks
Our History
Harlem Wellness Center was born in 2003,
when a circle of friends in Harlem asked founder Vivian Kurutz to teach them yoga.
Over the next decade, she developed a series of popular yoga classes and pioneered an expanding array of healthy living workshops for Harlem residents.
With her leadership and passion for health equity, HWC has evolved into a dynamic, diverse, and close-knit community devoted to creating a city-wide, grassroots movement for health equity, racial healing, and healthy communities.
Our Partners
May and Samuel Rudin
Family Foundation
