Location: London, England | Hi Nicolai,
Hope this helps.
"In what room tempature should i practice ashtanga yoga? "
I prefer a normal ambient room temperature-means I don't warm up to fast, which might mean I over-stretch my muscles
"Do i need to warm up the body for i begin?"
Sounds like you might be going a little too hard from what you imply in the rest of your post-I came to yoga from martial arts, and I think they tend to tkae a much more aggressive approach to stretching-partly because they have to-muscles have to be able to stretch fast if you are kicking high, for example.
"How far should i strech the muscles in positions?
( after the practiseday i have little sore in my muscles especially the hamstrings, i go for it 100 procent streching)"
Again, in yoga, it is more common to approach the postures less aggressively.
"Must i do the sequence as i described or can i skip the standing series? and go on with the primary series? I follow the book from David Swenson and when i practise it cost me 65-70 minutes is that ok?"
I definitely wouldn't leave out the standing poses-especially you for you-stretching standing up is what you might have to do in karate, and also, the standing poses provide a valuable warm-up and learning experience.
"Is there a ending manner when you are done?"
A little breathing (pranayama) followed by relaxation (savasana)-I believe both help to implement what you have completed in your practice. All the positions make it harder to practice ujjayi breathing, and since it could be argued that astanga yoga is a type of breathing meditation, your practice should enable you to really concentrate and be mesmirized by the experience of pranayama, so you take more away from your practice session. I believe some relaxation at the end also allows your mind and body to register and form a response to your practice.
Take care, have fun training!
Nick |