WarpMyMind

this might be old news but I thought I'd share it with other people who might be having trouble.
In order to distract my conscious mind, I count out 5 breaths, in and out. Then I count every other heartbeat, 10 more counts, continuing the pattern up to 100, then starting back at 1. I find that it's simple enough to grasp and remember, but complicated enough to distract you plenty.
All feedback will be appreciated.

It can help. I do it sometimes but often my mind wonder and I forget to count. 8)

well, like my inductions, i get the subject counting in their head to help distract them, but if a person does not wish to count breathes, they could always count the way i do in my head, which helps me with trance, and that is, i count how many seconds i take air in, how many seconds i hold the breathe and how many seconds it takes to let the air out of my lunhg, this may help others as well, especially those who are analytical like myself.