Have you looked into doing a Straight To Base extraction? Many, if not all, would consider it to be the simplest, and a highly effective method for beginners.
https://wiki.dmt-nexus.me/Noman's_tek Noman's tek is a good start. Check out the comments on the wiki article after you read it for some great tips too.
https://www.dmt-nexus.me...aspx?g=posts&t=10945 There is a lot of great information in this link to consider prior to smoking spice, my favorite part being, "Set and Setting"
If you haven't already, look into meditation. It is always best to enter your journeys with a clear mind to be at ease. It greatly helps with separating yourself from your body.
There are a million things you could learn to help you prepare for the oncoming awesome that is the intensity of being shot into a different reality, but in the end it all comes down to stepping up and taking the first hit. Then the second and third
Spice is very easily burned, and if this happens, you will find yourself feeling very uncomfortable with your lungs on fire. There are certain pipes such as the VaporGenie that make it very hard to burn spice, and very easy to get the most out of it. That costs $99. A cheaper way is to have a nice bong and use the sandwich method.
Inside of the bowl I would place down 2-3 screens, then the spice, then another screen (optional), with some ash on top.
I believe the simplest way to go about it is making changa, which doesn't burn as easily. The best advice for smoking that I have is to keep your lighter at a distance of an inch, breath in slowly while lowering the lighter, and stop when the flame begins to pull toward the bowl. I have only burned my spice once, and that was prior using the sandwich method.
I hope at least one of these sentences/tips gave you some help. Have a good one
Do not listen to anything, "Steely" says. He is a made up character that his owner likes to role play with. His owner is very delusional and everything he says is completely untrue and ridiculous.
Hate is the choice of a clouded mind.
-"It takes humility to remember who we are"-
"There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it." - Buddha