Abstract: Disclosed is a shoe-lifting device to be worn on a foot or footwear of a person. The shoe-lifting device includes a base platform having at least two indentations on an upper surface of the base platform. The base platform is configured to support the person and make contact with the ground. The shoe-lifting device also includes at least two straps configured to be connected to the base platform and to secure the shoe-lifting device to the foot or the footwear. The shoe-lifting device further includes at least one height-increasing insert having at least two protrusions. The at least two protrusions are positioned corresponding to the at least two indentations and are configured to be coupled with the at least two indentations. The insert is configured to be positioned in and/or on the base platform and to contact the bottom of the foot or the footwear.

Abstract: An article of clothing and a method of use thereof by a practitioner of a body position-dependent exercise or discipline. The clothing includes at least one alignment line extending substantially an entire length of a limb of the practitioner. The at least one alignment line is configured to be referenced by the practitioner to confirm proper alignment of the limb according to at least one of the following metrics: direction; rotation; or pitch. The clothing also includes at least one visual indicium positioned on a limb of the practitioner. The at least one visual indicium is configured to be referenced, grasped, or touched by the practitioner using another body part of the practitioner during performance of the exercise or discipline. The method includes wearing the clothing and executing a series of poses or body positions corresponding to the at least one alignment line and the at least one visual indicium.

Abstract: An article of clothing and a method of use thereof by a practitioner of a body position-dependent exercise or discipline. The clothing includes at least one alignment line extending substantially an entire length of a limb of the practitioner. The at least one alignment line is configured to be referenced by the practitioner to confirm proper alignment of the limb according to at least one of the following metrics: direction; rotation; or pitch. The clothing also includes at least one visual indicium positioned on a limb of the practitioner. The at least one visual indicium is configured to be referenced, grasped, or touched by the practitioner using another body part of the practitioner during performance of the exercise or discipline. The method includes wearing the clothing and executing a series of poses or body positions corresponding to the at least one alignment line and the at least one visual indicium.

Abstract: Disclosed is a shoe-lifting device to be worn on a foot or footwear of a person. The shoe-lifting device includes a base platform having at least two indentations on an upper surface of the base platform. The base platform is configured to support the person and make contact with the ground. The shoe-lifting device also includes at least two straps configured to be connected to the base platform and to secure the shoe-lifting device to the foot or the footwear. The shoe-lifting device further includes at least one height-increasing insert having at least two protrusions. The at least two protrusions are positioned corresponding to the at least two indentations and are configured to be coupled with the at least two indentations. The insert is configured to be positioned in and/or on the base platform and to contact the bottom of the foot or the footwear.