pictures of selected positions are by Deanna Clemmons, of anna's erotic art

BARA:
This position is used for a variety of reasons, sometimes as punishment. She/he lays on her/his stomach, face down and face turned to the left, with her/his wrists crossed behind her/his back. Her/his ankles are crossed, as well, as if for binding

BELLY:
This position is used for varied reasons, one of them being that it just pleases the Master/Mistress. She/he falls to the floor face down, her/his forehead resting flat on the surface her/his arms at her/his sides with her/his legs widely spread and crawls to the Master/Mistress on her/his belly

BRACELETS:
This position is used to put on slave bracelets for chaining the slave. A common place to chain slaves is to their Master's/Mistress's bed or at a tavern there are rings in the walls that may be use to attach a slave to while they go about their business. She/he places her/his hands behind her/his back, her/his shoulders pushed back and her/his breasts/chest thrust outward, her/his hands clasped tightly behind her/his back...ready for bracelets to be placed on

CRAWL:
This is very similiar to belly but there are differences. She/he gets down on all fours, palms to elbows are flat on floor, her/his ass is in the air with her/his forehead close but not touching the floor and crawls to just an inch from the Master's/Mistress's feet

GOREAN BOW:
This position is very painful to maintain for longer than 5 minutes. She/he kneels in nadu position and bends her/his body backwards, her/his head to the floor, she/he places her/his hands by her/his head, and pulls up into a back bend

HAIR POSITION:
She/he stands, her/his feet flat on the floor, and bows gracefully at the waist, that her/his hair might fall forward for display, or to be shorn, seized, or used for any purpose that the Master/Mistress desires

HEEL COMMAND:
She/he goes to MasterMistress and kneels behind the left foot, awaiting thrie movement whereupon she/he stays to the left and slightly behind following as they move

HIGH BRACELETS:
She/he stands with feet a shoulder width apart, holding her/his head high with eyes lowered submissively, her/his arms out before her/him with wrists pressed together, ready for binding

HIGH LESHA:
Similair to lesha except done from a standing position. She/he stands with her/his back to the Master/Mistress, her/his hands crossed at the small of the back, her/his feet shoulder width apart, back and shoulders slightly arched, her/his breasts/chest thrusting forward, head held high and tilted to the left with her/his eyes lowered in respect and submission

KARTA POSITION OF OBEDIENCE:
She/he kneels on the floor, her/his thighs spread widely to allow her/him to lay her/his chest upon the floor, she/he leans forward placing her/his breasts/chest and forehead against the floor, she/he reaches out with her/his arms fully extended, palms against floor. Ankles may be crossed or uncrossed. Shows utmost respect. Requests may be made from this position

KO LAR or COLLARING POSITION:
Also called "the Position of Female Submission." She/he kneels at the Master's/Mistress's feet and leans her/his body back, sitting upon her/his heels, with her/his arms extended upward, crossed at the wrists, and her/his head beneath them lowered in supplication

LEADING POSITION:
She/he stands and moves behind her/his Master/Mistress, bending at the waist. She/he places her/his hands behind her/him and puts the side of her/his head to her/his Master's/Mistress's hip, that they might lead her/him easily by the hair or collar while walking

LESHA:
This position is used to attach a leash. She/he kneels, her/his back to her/his Master/Mistress, with her/his chin lifted and head turned to the left, offering her/his collar for leashing. Her/his wrists are behind her/his back, ready, if needed, to be snapped into slave bracelets

NADU:
This is the most basic of all the positions. This is the position a slave is in most of the time. She/he kneels before her/his Master/Mistress, her/his head held high, eyes downcast, knees spread wide open, shoulders back keeping her/his back straight (or arched slightly), breasts/chest thrust outward. Her/his hands lie on her/his thighs, palms facing upward

OBEDIENCE POSITION:
She/he goes to the floor, laying upon her/his stomach, face down before the Master/Mistress. She/he turns her/his head and places her/his cheek against their feet, kissing them lightly in a gesture of love and submission

PROSTRATE:
This is used when waiting to enter a room. She/he kneels and touches her/his forehead to the floor stretching her/his arms out before her/him with palms face down and fingers spread

RUN COMMAND:
When this command is given, she/he runs toward her/his objective, taking short rapid steps, with her/his legs almost straight, feet hardly leaving the floor. As she/he moves, her/his back is straight, her/his head is turned to the left, and arms are at her/his sides, her/his palms facing outward at a 45 degree angle to her/his body. Upon reaching her/his objective she/he drops gracefully to her/his knees and typically resumes the position of Nadu

SHE-SLEEN POSITION:
Also known as "assuming the modality of the she-quadruped." She/he falls to her/his hands and knees, her/his head down on the floor, her/his hindquarters thrust high for viewing and/or pleasure use. "Serving in the modality of the she-quadruped" is an instruction whereby the slave performs her/his regular duties upon hands and knees, without the benefit of the use of her/his hands. In this mode she/he may not rise to her/his feet and may use only her/his mouth and teeth to grasp and manipulate objects

"SLAVER'S KISS" POSITION:
She/he falls to the floor upon all fours, and lowers her/his head to the ground, with her/his buttocks thrust upward and her/his thighs widely spread, exposing her/his hindquarters fully in preparation for the caress of the leather against her/his body. Common Gorean usage of this position - She/he falls to the floor upon all fours, and keeps her/his head straight, her/his eyes looking forward, with her/his buttocks thrust upward and her/his thighs widely spread in preparation for sexual use

SLAVE LIPS:
When this command is given, she/he turns her/his head up to the Master/Mistress, her/his lips pursed in a senual kissing position, she/he remains motionless, her/his lips thusly puckered and may not move until she/he is granted a kiss

SUBMISSION:
She/he kneels, bending at the waist, places her/his cheek to the floor, takes the Master's/Mistress's right foot and places it upon her/his neck, placing her/his arms behind her/his back, crossing them at the wrists

SUGA:
This is very similiar to Karta but in this her/his wrists are crossed. She/he kneels, knees wide apart and lays her/his head to the floor, forehead down and arms stretched over head with wrists crossed, lying quietly

SULA:
She/he lays on her/his back, her/his hands at her/his sides, palms facing upward. Her/her legs are spread wide open... she/he awaits Master's/Mistress's inspection. Sometimes a variation of this is the slave has their arms outstretched above their head, wrists together

SULA-KI or "ALTERNATE SULA":
This position is almost identical to the Sula position, except once she/he has assumed the sula position she/he slowly lifts her/his hips up off the floor, as if beckoning with her/his body, encouraging her/his sexual use

TABLE:
This command is used when a Master/Mistress is in need of a table to rest their drink or to just rest their feet. She.he goes to all fours, locking her/his elbows, making her/his back smooth and level, holding her/his head level as well

TOWER:
This is another variation of Nadu in which she/he kneels the same way, but with her/his palms down and her/his knees modestly together. This variation is typically reserved for underage or white silk slaves, or slaves who serve their Master/Mistress in a non-sexual way

WALK COMMAND:
When this command is given, she/he turns in a graceful pirouette, her/his hair swinging. She/he then walks, gliding across the room, her/his feet hardly seeming to leave the floor, her/his hips swaying sensually, her/his body erect and proud. When she/he reaches her/his objective she/he halts and stands, her/his body erect, herhis shoulders back, her/his chest thrust forward, her/his belly in. She/he turns her/his hip out a bit, her/his hands at her/his sides, and points one foot. Her/his head is up and eyes are lowered

WHIPPING POSITION:
She/he first assumes the Nadu position, though with her/his arms crossed in front of her/him. She/he then leans forward and places her/his head to the floor, first sweeping her/his hair forward over her/his shoulders in order that her/his back might be utterly exposed to the whip