Thread: Help! Need Focus Exercises and Tips!

I just discovered LD inducing techniques the other day and was exited to try them (probably not a productive attitude for dreaming ). I first attempted a WILD last night and found what I had the most trouble with is focusing.

I can't focus. I count maybe 4 or 5 breaths then my mind drifts and I can't focus. I also get distracted by my body. I also will notice that how well I am focusing sometimes and that itself will ruin it.

Does anyone have any tips or exercizes to improve focus? Are there types of food that increase the focus needed for lucid dreams?

And a random unrelated question: Do Binaural Beats help with WILDs?

EDIT: Forgot something - I experienced a wave of energy a couple of times when I was trying. I didn't move, yet It didn't feel like I had slipped into SP. This also distracted me from my focusing inward and made me focus on the outward sensation of SP. Is this bad?