So yeah, I'm a noob, and I searched but I'm not finding...

How do you do this clarifying spinning thing, technique-wise? Is the idea to spin around like a top? You know, "look Ma! I'm going to make myself dizzy and queasy" little kid style? Or is it more of a casual look around you?

I ask because I tried last night for the first time and things got much LESS lucid - instead I lapsed into a false awakening where I thought my attempted spinning had made me get physically turned around in bed - head where the feet should be! Also, not being a little kid, trying to spin around felt really unnatural.

Maybe I'm just getting lame in my old age -- worrying about being unnatural in a dream? WTF