MC4 COMPETITORS Yoga sport competitions demonstrate not only the beauty of demanding yoga postures but the

dedication, endurance and unyielding determination of the competitors. We are here today not to watch yogis competing against each other but to witness devoted yoga practitioners striving to achieve personal championship. What does it mean to be a champion? Often, especially in the West, we think of a champion as a person who defeats someone else. But another definition of champion is someone who advocates a cause or serves as a shining example of achievement. So while there will be judging and scoring taking place, today is really about championship, it is about yogis inspiring each other and all of us as they advance the cause of making the world a better place through the practice of yoga. Today everyone you see up on this stage is already a champion. Please welcome the GA Yoga Champions! (Curtain Rise)