I'm a natural too, and have also only recently learned how to transition into a LD. What I learned is the use of an awareness anchor. To me, it's a particular fantasy I think of before dosing off. It's the same one every time. It's almost like a daydream; you're daydreaming, but if someone were to poke you, you'd feel it anyway. Daydreaming is in that sense sort of an in-between state. I use this daydream to take my mind off the SP and its effects, but I'm still aware of them being there. But they're not my main focus. My focus is on my fantasy 70% and 30% on SP. When I become aware that the SP vibrations have stopped, I know I can let go of the fantasy (or turn it into a dream, but I'd rather not, that would defeat its purpose as an anchor), and into my dream-room I wake up