Photos by EVAN KISHABA The completed guard tower.

She can be reached at Yonemoto Physical Therapy.and help a person get into an altered state of consciousness.

It might be as simple as enjoying a bird singing or seeing a magnificent sky.use music/sound that helps you relax while you think about experiences you have had in the past that make you feel happy and healthy.stress hormones and increase beneficial hormones.

I watched a webinar on sound healing recently and found that music/frequencies can induce relaxed states that decrease heart rate.The body has great ability to create self-mechanisms for self healing.

Here are some of my tips for minimizing stress and maximizing enjoyment.

eating healthy meals at regular times.The pioneering spirit of our forefathers.

That defiance carried a price: shame.But mistrust lingered — of movements that didnt understand us.

and returned without acknowledgment.and upheld the honor of our families and our nation.