So, whenever I try to use just plain energy to do magic, and I can feel the energy almost coming outside of me, I yawn. This rids me of some energy and makes me lose my focus. It's my understanding that yawning helps to clear your mind. Is my body trying to stop me from using magic? Also, how can I stop myself from yawning?
You may not be fully grounded, or you may not be entirely in the proper magic state.
First take the cleaning bath, consider changing into magical clothes, set up,cast the circle, assist your work, ground, visualize, then do the energy raising.
What is a cleaning bath? And how do I get magic clothes? I am just simply trying to use my energy without anything else. I want to rely on myself and not other things.
Sorry i meant ''cleansing bath'' initially. Moving forward, a cleansing bath is a bath that typically has salt, and sometimes a specific oil. It is often done before a ritual, via known as a ritual bath.
Magic clothes are clothes! There not needed, but this may help concentration wise. It is a nicer looking clothing, or robe and is used only in the craft learning process, rituals, ect.
In addition to what has already been said, make sure you're well rested. sleep is first off, very important for focus and also might just be the source of you're yawning problem. yawning helps to clear the mind by letting more oxygen into your bloodstream. you might also want to try deep breathing before. good luck!
When that kind of problem happens to me I ignore it and make sure that even if I can't feel the energy I know its their. By disciplining my mind and still focusing. Sometimes our doubt is strength its a burden that teaches us to have faith even when we can't see what's there sometimes the spirit can bring us to new levels where we can be more one in ourself to be more disciplined to be prepared for imbalances if they happen in our lives.