Welcome to the forum!

MILD is indeed a good technique.

I might suggest shortening your mantra to something simpler, something basic that will carry over for you. "I am dreaming" is a good one. Short and simple and in the present tense. Keeping mantras in the present tense seems to work better for most people.

As long as the mantra works for you all is well.

Work on dream signs and recall. I might suggest reading over the stabilization tutorial as well. Dream Stabilization and Clarity Tutorial - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views


Use this workbook daily. It really helps!

Pleasant dreams!