Taubah and Repentance

Making taubah for one's past

Q: I have committed a lot of sins to the point where my life is on the line. 

I heard a talk about if someone doesn't have enough good deeds to account for their bad deeds Allah takes it for their state like: making them lonely, taking away their salaah and imaan, etc. I am kinda in that state and I want to repent and make tawbah but I don't know how. 

What dua do I make? Do I pray salaah like normal? Do I read specific durood? Are their specific steps? Do I need to make ghusal? What do I do? 

Please give me a LOT of advice on how to repent and strengthen my imaan (e.g. duas ,extra prayers, etc.)