[Photos by NICK HUNT for PMc]

Wednesday evening Gwyneth Paltrow hosted a Winter Fundraising Gala, sponsored by Alice + Olivia and Urban Zen Foundation, at Stephan Weiss Studios in NY. Guests including Stacy Bendet, Russell Simmons, Kelly Rutherford, Christy Turlington, Eddie Stern, Donna Karan, Alison Brod,  Julie Henderson, and Allison Sarofim all came out to show their love of yoga and the nonprofit Bent on Learning, which teaches children in NYC public schools yoga and meditation as a means to reduce stress and refocus their energies.