Holding still

Holding still means to remain motionless in one's current body pose or position. Holding still is advisable or necessary in many situations, such as:

whenever body movement would be disturbing, e.g. during a formal event or celebration
while modeling for an artist
while taking a photograph with a long exposure time
during meditation or prayer
for relaxation
while hiding, so you will not be discovered
when a shy animal is near, so you will not scare it
when a dangerous animal is near, so you will not cause it to attack
forced holding still for punishment, e.g. when kneeling, sitting or standing in time-out
whenever somebody else does something to one's body or clothing, such as:
- measuring
- inspecting
- dressing or undressing
- washing, cleaning, shaving etc.
- combing, brushing, giving a haircut, making up the hair
- doing make-up, manicure, pedicure, etc.
- doing a medical examination or treatment
- giving a corporal punishment

Telling someone to hold still

Young children, in particular, tend to fidget and find holding still very difficult, which is why they often have to be (sometimes repeatedly) told to hold still whenever this is required. Older children, teenagers and adults typically find it much easier to hold still and will often do so by themselves without having to be told.

Depending on the pose, the command to hold still may be:

"Don't move"
"Hold still"
"Remain still"
"Sit still"
"Stand still"
"Lie still"
etc.

In BDSM, being restrained without the use of physical restraints is called mental bondage.

Restraints

Holding still is particularly difficult (and thus requires particular will and discipline) during an uncomfortable or painful situation in which one is particularly tempted to squirm or otherwise leave one's position. An alternative, popular mainly in judicial corporal punishment, prison corporal punishment, military corporal punishment and in BDSM, is to use restraints to keep the subject fixed in position during his or her punishment.

Spanking positions
Assume the position Bending over Bending over back of chair position Bent-over position Bent-over-object position Bongo position Diaper position Frontal over-the-lap position Grabbing-ankles position Half-standing position Hands-behind-back position Hands-on-knees position Hands-on-head position Handstand position Head-between-legs position Horsed position Knee-chest position Kneeling position Kneeling-in-a-chair position Leaning position Lunge position Lying position Objectives of spanking positions On-all-fours position Over the lap Over two laps Over-one-knee position Over-the-knee position Plow position reverse chair position Side-of-bed position Sitting-with-bottom-out position Spanking position Spread legs Spreadeagle Standing on one leg Standing position Standing-between-legs position Straddling position Touching-toes position Tucked-under-the-arm position Two spankees OTK Underarm position Waist-between-legs position

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