About The Floor
The Floor is a movement studio and community space in Brooklyn, offering mat-based classes in Pilates and Self Care. The studio also provides space for artists and independent movement instructors, hosting ongoing events and programs. The studio's philosophy is to provide support to better care for one another, creating a beautiful haven with wonderful people, brought to life by the best teacher and founder, Jamie. Jamie's Pilates mat classes are praised for being clear, functional, thoughtful, and challenging, leading to significant body transformations. The Floor is recognized as a curated community space, where Jamie's care and love for every individual are evident through the hand-picked books, community events, and speakers. The studio is considered a sacred space for renewal, where people gather to strengthen their minds and bodies, and release all negativity. Clients describe The Floor as a truly magical studio, where Jamie's classes are incredibly welcoming, grounded, fun, and challenging. She pays incredible attention to each person's needs and body, cueing movements in a way that helps clients find their strengths. The classes are said to be like "medicine or witchcraft," leaving clients feeling more capable in their body and life. As someone with chronic pain, Jamie's attentive, challenging, and joyful approach has made strengthening and pain management possible. The Floor is a place that will "spoil you forever" with its beautiful and immaculate space, and Jamie's unparalleled attention to anatomy and personalized adjustments.
The Floor is a truly magical studio and I wouldn't do Pilates anywhere else.
Before I met Jamie and tried her class at The Floor, I was scared to do Pilates in NYC because the studios I walked past usually seemed competitive, intense, and well... cliquey (basically exactly like the SNL skit).
The Floor is the THE EXACT OPPOSITE of that—Jamie's classes are incredibly welcoming, grounded, fun, and HARD.
Jamie pays incredible attention to each person's needs and body, no matter what their experience or ability. She cues things in a way that means I have FINALLY found my butt after years of confusion, and somehow manages to be serious/light/exacting/forgiving...read full review
I never liked an exercise class before coming to the floor, and now Pilates with Jamie is a huge part of my life. As someone with chronic pain, her attentive, challenging, joyful approach has made strengthening and pain management possible. Just overheard someone describe Jamie as “an artist with Pilates,” and it’s true!!
There is one problem with The Floor: it will spoil you forever. Jamie Dowd is unparalleled in her attention to anatomy, making personalized adjustments throughout class and queueing movements and postures in an exacting (yet approachable) manner. The classes are also very challenging and the space is beautiful and immaculate. Do it!