My favorite way to begin WILD is by axhausting the physical body with stands as a tree qi gong also called Zhan Zhuang. Essentially I am taking advantage of post isometric relaxation. The Zhan Zhuang training requires you to hold a position for a long time 20minutes or more. After the training ends my body relaxes deeply & quickly from exhaustion. then I use the mantra/anchor mind awake body asleep. The mantra serves to focus and relax my mind. This focusing and relaxing builds upon the results achieved with the above practice. Now I relax my mind by repeating the mantra. I repeat the mantra as I notice myself relaxing progressively. As I relax & focus mentally the spaces between the repetitions of the mantra grow. The mental relaxation comes throu focused extended repetition. The mantra is the sound but it is much more than that. It is autosuggestion for the mantra is intrinsic to my intent. It is anchor because I use it consistently and this repition of mantra with experience creates a conditioned response.