YOGA IS MORE THAN JUST 'ASANAS' ZAREEN KHAN FOR BEST DEALS AND INFORMATION SEE PAGE 32 JACQUELINE FERNANDEZ GAUHAR KHAN Bold Design Meets Big Value: The 2015 Toyota Camry RICHA CHADDA RAIMA SEN GUL PANAG TARA SHARMA ANKITA SHOREY AMRITA RAICHAND BY AMAR CHANDEL / (IANS) Whenever one talks of yoga, the image that forms is that of a semi-clad person doing certain complicated exercises or 'asanas'. Most think this is all there is to yoga. Nothing could be farther from the truth. While postures are indeed an integral part of yoga, they don't com- prise yoga, which is a much larger term. To focus on just one aspect will be like several blindfolded persons touching an elephant at vari- ous places and reaching a conclusion as to what it looks like. So, what's real yoga? Let's understand its most simple form: the physical yoga. Our body is a machine, like a car for instance. To run a car smoothly, you have to keep various parameters in mind: oil, air pressure in tyres, battery condition, gear oil, brake pads et al. Similarly, the body can also function properly only when many such do's and don'ts are followed. If not, it starts deteriorating. The com- bined list of all these rules which make the body function at its opti- mum capacity is called yoga. Human body is more complicated than any man-made machine. It has emotions, intellect and mind. These affect its performance. So in the case of humans, peace and stress-free environment are also very important. Just as one has to have the right type of cable or wi-fi connection to link a computer to the internet, the human body has also to connect with the super-consciousness to be in harmony and rhythm. The regimen that links us with our inner self is yoga. Coming back to physical yoga, at least the following factors have to be taken care of if the body is to be healthy and disease-free: Right eating, right drinking, right breathing, right exercise, right sleep, right rest and relaxation, right human relationships, right attitude and right lifestyle. The holistic yoga dwells on all the nine aspects and more in an integral manner. When all aspects are covered in an integral man- ner, the benefits that accrue border on the miraculous. The most noticeable result is that one is able to get rid of some 90 percent of one's supposedly incurable diseases merely through this regime. Not only that, one is also able to prevent most of the common diseases. There are many other fringe benefits. I CONTD. ON PAGE 27 T oyota raises the bar yet again in the mid-size sedan segment with a bold, bumper-to-bumper redesign of the Toyota Camry for 2015. With a striking new design, new model grades, and more dynamic handling, the 2015 Camry is Toyota's best yet. And with highly competitive starting MSRPs, Camry is ready to welcome even more Canadians to the Toyota family. "For 2015, we stripped down Camry to the chassis, and then re-built it from the ground up. The result is more style, more comfort and more driving fun," said Larry Hutchison, Vice President at Toyota Canada Inc. "With a new, sportier Camry XSE and XSE V6, plus the permanent addition of the sporty and efficient Camry Hybrid SE to the line-up, we're delivering more of what Canadians asked for. This really is a new Camry, from the new Toyota." Every 2015 Toyota Camry and Camry Hybrid benefits from bolder styling and improved handling. Toyota designers and engineers re-imagined nearly every exterior surface of the car, while the new, upscale interior features premium, soft-touch materials throughout the spacious cabin. Advanced instru- mentation with intuitive controls helps keep the driver's eyes safely on the road ahead. Underneath the striking new styling, the chassis and body structure are bolstered with additional spot welds, enhancing rigidity for better ride quality. Re-tuned suspension and steering systems take the Camry's handling to a whole new level of responsiveness. And spe- cial attention to reducing unwanted wind and road noise has resulted in the quietest-ever Camry cabin. The Camry is available with either a 2.5-litre four-cylinder or 3.5-litre V6 gas engine, paired with a 6-speed automatic transmissions. The Camry Hybrid is built around a 2.5-litre four-cylinder Atkinson Cycle engine with Hybrid Synergy drive matched to an E-CVT. All models are engineered for engaging performance and impressive efficiency. The 2015 Toyota Camry is offered in six models, while the 2015 Toyota Camry Hybrid is offered in three.
BY AMAR CHANDEL / (IANS)Whenever one talks of yoga, the image that forms is that of a semi-cladperson doing certain complicated exercises or 'asanas'. Most thinkthis is all there is to yoga. Nothing could be far ther from the truth.While postures are indeed an integral par t of yoga, they don't com-prise yoga, which is a much larger term. To focus on just one aspectwill be like several blindfolded persons touching an elephant at vari-ous places and reaching a conclusion as to what it looks like.So, what's real yoga?Let's understand its most simple form: the physical yoga. Our body isa machine, like a car for instance. To run a car smoothly, you have tokeep various parameters in mind: oil, air pressure in tyres, batterycondition, gear oil, brake pads et al.Similarly, the body can also function properly only when many suchdo's and don'ts are followed. If not, it star ts deteriorating. The com-bined list of all these rules which make the body function at its opti-mum capacity is called yoga.Human body is more complicated than any man-made machine. Ithas emotions, intellect and mind. These affect its performance. So in
the case of humans, peace and stress-free environment are also veryimpor tant. Just as one has to have the right type of cable or wi-ficonnection to link a computer to the internet, the human body hasalso to connect with the super-consciousness to be in harmonyand rhythm. The regimen that links us with our inner self is yoga.Coming back to physical yoga, at least the following factors haveto be taken care of if the body is to be healthy and disease-free:Right eating, right drinking, right breathing, right exercise, rightsleep, right rest and relaxation, right human relationships, rightattitude and right lifestyle.The holistic yoga dwells on all the nine aspects and more in anintegral manner. When all aspects are covered in an integral man-ner, the benefits that accrue border on the miraculous.The most noticeable result is that one is able to get rid of some 90percent of one's supposedly incurable diseases merely through thisregime. Not only that, one is also able to prevent most of the commondiseases.There are many other fringe benefits.
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Toyota raises the bar yet again in the mid-size sedan segmentwith a bold, bumper-to-bumper redesign of the Toyota Camryfor 2015. With a striking new design, new model grades, and
more dynamic handling, the 2015 Camry is Toyota's best yet. Andwith highly competitive star ting MSRPs, Camry is ready to welcomeeven more Canadians to the Toyota family."For 2015, we stripped down Camry to the chassis, and then re-built itfrom the ground up. The result is more style, more comfor t and moredriving fun," said Larry Hutchison, Vice President at Toyota CanadaInc. "With a new, spor tier Camry XSE and XSE V6, plus the permanentaddition of the spor ty and efficient Camry Hybrid SE to the line-up,we're delivering more of what Canadians asked for. This really is anew Camry, from the new Toyota."Every 2015 Toyota Camry and Camry Hybrid benefits from bolderstyling and improved handling.Toyota designers and engineers re-imagined nearly every exteriorsurface of the car, while the new, upscale interior features premium,soft-touch materials throughout the spacious cabin. Advanced instru-mentation with intuitive controls helps keep the driver's eyes safelyon the road ahead.Underneath the striking new styling, the chassis and body structureare bolstered with additional spot welds, enhancing rigidity for betterride quality. Re-tuned suspension and steering systems take theCamry's handling to a whole new level of responsiveness. And spe-cial attention to reducing unwanted wind and road noise has resultedin the quietest-ever Camry cabin.The Camry is available with either a 2.5-litre four-cylinder or 3.5-litreV6 gas engine, paired with a 6-speed automatic transmissions.The Camry Hybrid is built around a 2.5-litre four-cylinder AtkinsonCycle engine with Hybrid Synergy drive matched to an E-CVT.All models are engineered for engaging performance and impressiveefficiency.The 2015 Toyota Camry is offered in six models, while the 2015 ToyotaCamry Hybrid is offered in three.
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STEPHAN CARAS UNVEILS SPRING/SUMMER 2015
COLLECTION AT WORLD MASTERCARDFASHION WEEK IN TORONTO
Toronto - Toronto-based designer, Stephan Caras re-turns to the runway to present his Spring/Summer2015 collection on October 24 at 7pm at Toronto'sWorld MasterCard Fashion Week. The Luminouswomen's wear collection is composed of cock-tail wear and gowns that express the romanticside of Caras's designs and are tailored for thewoman who is bold, fun and radiates confidence.Stephan Caras stays true to his philosophy of de-sign with Luminous, a collection inspired by femi-ninity and sensuality. Tailored jackets pair with fittedshorts and jumpers emphasize the shoulder and definethe waist to express a commanding-yet-delicate shape.Soft silk taffeta and organza balance structured bustiers,creating long lines and distinctively feminine shapes.Signature Caras jersey gowns shape to the body likeliquid gold and feature French lace, plunging neck-lines, open backs, exaggerated slits and trailinglengths. "My inspiration comes from the femininity that womenexude and my objective is to translate this inspiration into cloth-ing that any woman can wear," said designer Stephan Caras. "Fash-ion is an expression; and this season we were driven to expose thedepth of a woman's sensuality and illuminate it through luminousand radiant fabrics coupled with ornate texture combinations." Caras's love for lavish fabrics, texture and detailing are reflected inevery aspect of his Spring/Summer 2015 collection. Radiant bro-cades burst with brilliant high-summer gold in ornate patterns whilelighter ivories and champagnes glow with spring romance. The lu-minescent colours and bold, luxurious fabrics, capture Caras's vi-sion of creating pieces that are feminine, wearable and an embodi-ment of a woman's inner beauty and sensuality.
Toronto - Founded in 2005 by husbandand wife Mario Fiorucci and Tara Longo,Ontario's beloved butcher shop, TheHealthy Butcher is the ultimate destina-tion for the finest Grassfed and Organicmeat, Ocean Wise approved fish, Or-ganic produce and so much more. Withthree locations across Ontario and itssister company RealFoodToronto.com(an online grocery and delivery service),The Healthy Butcher is making it easierthan ever to shop for real food. Offeringunique in-store classes and ExpressGourmet - a full line of gourmet foodsprepared with pure organic ingredients- The Healthy Butcher's mission is toensure food is produced the way natureintended. "In 2005 my wife Tara and Idecided to open The Healthy Butcher tobring better food to Torontonians withan unparalleled level of transparency.We believe that the healthiest food isthe best tasting food and wanted to pro-vide fellow shoppers with locallysourced meat direct from farmers," saidMario Fiorucci, co-founder, The HealthyButcher. "The Healthy Butcher standsapart because we tell our customersexactly where their food is from, as wellas how it was raised in an effort to helpour clients eat better and feel better."The Healthy Butcher is also proud tooffer an online grocery store and deliv-ery service that brings consumerssome of Toronto's best ingredients in areliable and convenient way.RealFoodToronto.com allows consum-ers to shop over 5,000 delicious prod-ucts (online, by phone, or in-store), learncooking techniques, search recipes andmore. The goal of RealFoodToronto.comis to make the sourcing of real food,really easy and to create a food retailexperience that is holistic and not sim-ply a grocery delivery service. RealFood Toronto.com receives its meat andproduce from over 75 farms, and topquality groceries are always guaran-teed. RealFoodToronto.com also offerseducational videos, tried and true tips,as well as personal shoppers. Broughtto consumers by the gourmet experts
at The Healthy Butcher, shopping forhigh quality food without dealing withline ups is effor tless withRealFoodToronto.com.Culinary classes, events and seminarscontinue to be a focus for The HealthyButcher. Some of the unique offeringstaking place this fall season include: 3rd Healthy Butcher Road Trip" The Healthy Butcher will host its 3rd'HB Road Trip' on Sunday, October 19.Participants will visit three farms (in-cluding Bambrook beef farm, PerthCounty Pig Farm and Everspring DuckFarm) while learning about farming,about the meat they eat and will havethe opportunity to play games, snapphotos and enjoy delicious local food,beer and wine along the way.
Charcuterie Class" Become a cured meats master bytaking The Healthy Butcher's CharcuterieClass. This class runs through the ba-sic principles of making cured meatsthat involves cooking and encapsulat-ing with fat. The next class takes placeon Wednesday October 22 from 6pm to10:30pm at 298 Eglinton Ave., W. Sous Vide" Looking to expand your culinary hori-zons? For the first time ever, The HealthyButcher co-owner Mario Fiorucci andCedarlane Culinary's Dustin Skeoch,will host a Sous Vide class. Sous Videis a culinary technique in whichvacuum-sealed food is immersed in awater bath and cooked at a very pre-cise, consistent temperature.
This winter think both healthy and gourmetwith offerings from The Healthy Butcher
YOGA IS MORE THAN JUST 'ASANAS'CONTD. FROM PAGE 25One's health shows dramatic improvement, excess body weight is shed, one looks better, there is more energy,people are more at peace with themselves and with others, one becomes stress free, life span improves, crisiscan be coped with more easily, the quality of life is much better, tension eases, mental faculties sharpen, onecan grasp most situations easily; inter-personal relationships improve, and family life improves.To achieve all these, one has to go beyond just asanas.The first two limbs of Ashtanga Yoga, called Yama and Niyama, too should be mastered. In simple terms, thesecan be called the do's and don'ts of everyday living and thinking.We have to practise non-violence and truthfulness not only because we want to be good human beings but alsobecause we want to lead a healthy and happy life. Our emotional health is as important as our physical healthand we can keep both of these at the optimum level only if we adopt a lifestyle ordained by yoga masters.(Amar Chandel is the author of two self-help books, "Stress to Serenity", and "Perfect Health in 20 Weeks". Theviews expressed are personal. He can be reached at [email protected].)
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Benz, AMG and smar t brands in Brampton. With 30,000 sq ft ear-marked for the service area that will feature 29 work bays, the newdealership will also be perfectly poised to serve the growing after-sales, par ts and accessories needs of valued Mercedes-Benz cus-tomers in the area. The Brampton dealership's area of representationwill be Brampton proper, Caledon, Orangeville and immediate sur-rounding areas (Acton, Bolton, Georgetown).Midweek sat with the President and CEO to get a better insight in theprestigious brand's expansion plans in Canada.Q1. How many years of operation Mercedes-Benz has completed inCanada and how has the journey been so far?Mercedes-Benz Canada was founded in 1955. At the beginning, itwas difficult to find dealers to represent the brand because the prod-uct offering was very limited. Perseverance paid off and as we beganto grow, we brought in some dealers who have been extremely loyalto us and the brand. In 2013, we sold more than 38,000 vehicles andare well on our way to exceed this milestone by the end of 2014.Q2. The brand has shown amazing sales results in August. Whatcould be the reason?Our product por tfolio is extremely impressive at the moment. Wecurrently have a strong inventory of numerous highly desirable carsand trucks. In addition, we have very competitive and compellingoffers in the market. It is a very good time for existing and newcustomers to the brand to buy, lease or finance a Mercedes-Benzproduct.Q3. What is the brand's strategy for Nor th America in general andCanada in par ticular?Well you can see that we have recently been introducing new ve-hicles into new segments, namely the CLA Class (4-door coupe) andthe new GLA, a smaller urban SUV. These vehicles complement ahuge cross-section of other models in our large por tfolio. We essen-tially have an extremely comprehensive selection of sedans, 2 and 4-door coupes, conver tibles, roadsters, all-wheel drive, gas or dieselcars or light trucks that will meet the demands of the most discerningconsumer.Q. As one of the top luxury brands Mercedes-Benz has always high-lighted a unique identity? Will it continue or is the brand moving in theNew Year with brand new branding? What policy lines are being fol-lowed in this regard?The branding is being tweaked a bit this year to fur ther emphasize thethree-pointed star and word mark. The most noticeable change isthat the tri-dimensional printed logo will now be seen on a blackbackground and some of the retail facility features that were blue formany years are now being changed to black. These are subtle changeswhich for all intents and purposes do not really change the brand inany way.Q. Which is the biggest market for Mercedes-Benz and why?In Canada, our largest market is Toronto where we have a large net-work of dealerships due to the size of the Greater Toronto Area. How-ever, we are extremely pleased with the work our dealers are doing inall of the other markets in the rest of Canada. Our dealerships arestrategically and conveniently located in major, secondary and ter-tiary markets; their respective sales and after sales teams work veryhard which explains our high penetration in all markets.Q. An innovator Mercedes-Benz is introducing a number of new mod-els in the coming year. What are your expectations from them?Unfor tunately, we cannot share any forecasts with you but I can tellyou that I am personally very excited with the new products we areintroducing this year. The dealers are just star ting to receive, in goodnumbers, the new generation C-Class, our most impor tant modelwhich is now built in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The newest product isthe GLA SUV which is arriving in dealerships as we speak; this is abrand new model and from the initial reaction, it promises to be an-other home run.We also have the new S-Class Coupe which is, in my opinion, one ofthe most beautiful cars we have ever produced. We will be bringingin a facelifted version of the popular B-Class later this year and it willnow be available with our all-wheel drive 4MATIC system. And, lastbut cer tainly not least, we showed for the first time in September ournewest super sports car, the Mercedes AMG GT. It is a tremendouslyexciting time for Mercedes-Benz but I have to say that similar won-derful products are launched every year so the future continues toaugur well for Mercedes-Benz and its customers.Q. Do you think this is the right time for expansion as several luxuryand other brands have shut down their operations in Canada?We can only speak to our brand. As we are also dealers ourselves(with our factory-owned and operated facilities), we and our dealerpar tners across the country have made sizeable investments in bricksand mor tar as well as in the hiring many additional employees. Theseoverheads are significant and there must be a viable business casefor a reasonable ROI. Since our overall business has grown exponen-tially over the last few years, facilities have become landlocked andthe infrastructure can, in some cases, no longer sustain the demand,we have had to expand our network somewhat. In the last few years,we added a total of 8 new dealerships, mostly in larger markets(Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, Toronto, Vancouver). This ex-pansion has been a win-win situation but ultimately, it has given usthe opportunity to be able to better serve our customers.
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Markham - Kylemore Communities introduces an exclusive new col-lection of executive homes on 50-foot lots in the master-planned An-gus Glen Community. Village Gate will be a private neighbourhood of56 residences, bordered by mature trees and the south course ofprestigious Angus Glen Golf Club in Markham."We opened Stollery Estates earlier this year and quickly sold all the50-foot lots. Village Gate was designed in response to buyer demand.The neighbourhood is set on a prime piece of land in the Angus Glencommunity and will become a special place within our master-plan,"says Patrick O'Hanlon president Kylemore Communities.City of Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti, members of Council and VIP'sjoined Patrick O'Hanlon for the Official Ribbon-cutting to launch Vil-lage Gate. Kylemore also celebrated the opening of a sumptuous newCustom Home Model plus their newly renovated Dublin Model Home,both beautifully appointed by Jane Lockhar t Interior Design in Toronto."The continued desire for our Angus Glen homes is a combination ofgreat architecture, superior materials and craftsmanship, and beauti-ful streetscapes. Our collaboration with Jane Lockhar t to showcase
the interiors, completes the picture of a home families will appreciateliving in," says O'Hanlon.Village Gate residences will have a selection of luxurious featuressuch as 10-foot smooth ceilings on the main level with upgraded 8-foot doors; 9-foot ceiling height on the second floor and in the base-ment. In the kitchen, Kylemore offers a choice of deluxe DownsviewKitchens cabinetry, a fabulous Sub-Zero and Wolf stainless steel ap-pliance package and double edge granite counter tops. Additional fin-ishes include Vintage engineered oak hardwood flooring on the mainand second level, oak stairs, gas fireplaces; natural stone flooring infoyer; and upgraded Grohe plumbing fixture package in bathrooms.Village Gate homes will benefit from an upgraded light fixture pack-age, 20 interior LED pot lights, LED exterior soffit lights and upgradedBaldwin door lever hardware and steeple hinges. During the GrandOpening, Kylemore includes these extras valued at $260,000 in thepurchase price plus $50,000 towards upgrades at Décor. The com-pany offers numerous options to add one's personal style to this gen-erous interior finishes package.
Village Gate - New neighbourhood ofexecutive homes launches in Markham
Mercedes-Benz sales in passenger carsand luxury light trucks up by 13.9% thisSeptember compared to last year
BRAMPTON - Tim A. Reuss, President and CEO of Mercedes-BenzCanada, and several company executives, recently joined Sam Eltesand Jonathan Eltes, Dealer Principals, as well as Gary Williams, Gen-eral Manager, to turn over the first shovelful of soil of the futureBrampton-based facility. The group was also joined by Rob Girouard,General Manager of Silver Star Mercedes-Benz located in Montréal,
Québec. As the second Mercedes-Benz banner for this organization,Mercedes-Benz Brampton will benefit from a wealth of experiencethat comes from managing one of the largest existing retail opera-tions in Canada.The construction of the new retail facility began in August on a 6-acresite located on the south east corner of Mayfield Road at Highway410. Scheduled to be fully operational by May 2015, the 60,000 sq ftstate-of-the-ar t dealership will be the new home for the Mercedes-
