PHOTO GALLERY: Qigong workshop at Truman Veterans Hospital

Effie Chow demonstrates the power of "qi" as she uses her 115-pound body to move a line of men with a total weight of more than 1,000 pounds during a Qigong workshop Friday at the Truman Veterans Hospital.   |  Greg Kendall-Ball

Effie Chow speaks during a Qigong workshop Friday at Truman Veterans Hospital. Chow is a Qigong grandmaster, acupuncturist and public health and psychiatric nurse.   |  Greg Kendall-Ball

Effie Chow, foreground left, leads participants in the Qigong workshop in a meditation exercise Saturday at Truman Veterans Hospital.   |  Greg Kendall-Ball

Jerry Cupit, a U.S. Air Force veteran who served in Vietnam, meditates during the Qigong workshop Saturday at Truman Veterans Hospital.   |  Greg Kendall-Ball

Effie Chow teaches works with Shelley Lyle to demonstrate a Qigong principle during a workshop Friday at the Truman Veterans Hospital.   |  Greg Kendall-Ball