Bob Duggan is an  devoted  sportsperson and has been all his life. He  matured in San Jose and attended St. Francis  Senior high school in Mountain View where he played basketball. He also enjoyed swimming and  browsing. At the University of California in Santa Barbara, he played intramural sports. As captain of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon basketball team, he led his fraternity to the  period's victory. <br> When they married they  resided in Malibu where they regularly  delighted in swimming, surfing and  yearly ski trips to Aspen. They  used up running and tennis. Bob enjoyed playing  numerous tennis matches with Kirk Kerkorian and also developed a  relationship with Bobby Riggs, the Triple-Crown Tennis Champion. He  likewise entered in the  sloping Palos Verdes Marathon and finished in 2 hours and 49 minutes. <br>An  passionate fan of the LA Lakers Basketball  Group, Bob Duggan  had the ability to  use weekends in Santa Barbara with Pat Riley and  pals. A huge soccer fan after coaching his children's soccer  group, he was  granted a collegiate championship ring when UCSB won the national title. He was a major  advocate of the university's emerging soccer program.<br> Robert Duggan's  biggest life-long athletic  interest however is surfing. Starting in Santa Cruz, his  preferred  browsing spots include Topanga, Rincon, Hawaii and Costa Rica. He shared this  enthusiasm with his  household and  exceptionally taught each of his  youngsters to  browse by the time they were three years old! Even today, the  household  takes pleasure in an annual ten-day surfing trip together. Bob  has actually been a sports  caring person all his life. <br> Robert Duggan has a gift for  motivating his  clients and  customers to see  brand-new  opportunities. He is the author of  Good sense for the Healing Arts (2003). His  approaching book on community,  health and public policy will be published in 2012. He lectures and  carries out workshops  country wide and  globally, including the highly popular Redefining Health. In 2009, he was a presenter at the  very first TEDx MidAtlantic Conference. <br>A trailblazer for the acupuncturere  career, he  has actually practiced  standard acupuncture  considering that 1973 and is Senior  Professors, Co-founder, and President Emeritus of Tai Sophia Institute in Laurel, Maryland. He co-founded one of the first acupuncture clinics in the state and the  nation and has  acted as chairman of the Maryland State Board of Acupuncture.<br>Bob Duggan is a  country wide  acknowledged thought leader, speaker and advisor to policy makers and  companies on complementary  medication and wellness. He  has actually testified before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and  has actually been a panelist at  conferences sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine. He  has actually served on the board of trustees of The Horizon Foundation.<br> Duggan  has actually advanced degrees in philosophy, theology, human relations, inter-cultural communications, canon law and acupuncture, and has  worked as a priest in the U.S. and abroad. He  made a master's degree in Human Relations and Community Studies from New York University and a master's degree in Moral  Faith from St. Joseph's  Academy. His master's qualification in Acupuncture is from the College of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture <a href="http://jayden03z3pgvblog.blog.com/2014/12/20/bob-duggan-10-factors-in-determining-the-yes-college/">this content</a> in the United Kingdom. He is a  country wide certified Diplomate of Acupuncture and a  certified acupuncturist in the state of Maryland.