The art of position training is to teach the slave various positions which are used within the world of slavery. Each position has a different usage, and meaning. There is no pre-set list of positions which are used. Each different lifestyle has their own, and sometimes even each Master or Mistress have their own set of positions. It is what you require of the slave, and what you need done. Some of the reasons for using positions are as follows.
- Used to control the slave, to get their attention.
- Used to press their slavery upon them
- Inspections
- Punishments
- To ease your access to him/her
- To teach the slave to be focused on one thing.
- Helps the slave learn patience and control
- To show them that they are property, and can be put away and not used for a specific timeframe.
Slaves should be taught positions that can be assumed with a word of a phrase. When a slave is ordered to get into a specific position, they should do so quickly, smoothly, gracefully, elegantly and without question or hesitation. When in position, the slave should remain silent, and not move, making every effort to be invisible. While holding a specific position, is not the time to request anything, even to speak. Such should be granted to the slave.
Slaves should exhibit good posture at all times. This allows the back to remain straight, the spine to remain straight, and it draws strength to the muscles of the body. If a slave slumps over, hunches the back, rocks back and forth, fidgets, or displays jittery behavior, this can cause significant damage to the body in a long run. It could pull a muscle, displace a bone, or cause significant dislocation to the spine. One way in which to teach good posture is to have the slave walk in a straight line with a book on their head. Remember not to neglect this, as it also shows the slave has lack of focus on what their doing. You should not let this go so easily.
When in position, the slave should never close the fists, the legs, or the lips, in private or in the real outside world. Teach your slave to keep her lips open. If on the outside world, and the slave has to cross their legs, teach them to do so at the ankles, keeping the legs parted. This will teach them the feeling of being open and vulnerable, that nothing should be hidden from their owner.
Train your slave to move with a dance like step, as it is called. The slave should move with gracefulness and elegance. The slave should work on moving from one position to another, keeping up the same dance like movements. Such should be pleasing to the eyes, and comfortable for the slave to move in. The position should not look rigid, or forced. The muscles should move with ease.
You and your slave should learn the various positions, and practice them by simply calling them out by name. At times of training, let the slave write out or recite the various names of the positions, and what they entitle. The more the positions are done, the better in which they will be learned, and understood.
When slave is placed in a specific position, specially one which ahs the slave standing still, it tends to bring a psychological effect to the slave. For example, standing still will promote a calmness over the slave, a meditative state. Positions like a punishment position, bring about the feeling of disappointment, making the slave focus upon what he/she has done wrong. Placing a slave in a sexual usage position, will make them think about the upcoming usage which they will be used for. It will make their body think about being sexual used, causing the endorphins in the body to fire. Each position when used properly, can cause the slave to psychologically respond.
The following website lists various gorean positions. These were taken from actual D/s positions. the names are made up names within the books, but it is easy to understand what the positions are. Take these and develop your own names for them. There are some non gorean positions which are on this site, and they are listed at the bottom and marked in a blue color.