He grew up in San Jose and  went to St. Francis High School in Mountain View where he played basketball. At the University of California in Santa Barbara, he played intramural sports. <br> When they  wed they  stayed in Malibu where they regularly  delighted in swimming, surfing and annual ski  journeys to Aspen. They took up running and tennis. Bob  took pleasure in playing  lots of tennis matches with Kirk Kerkorian  as well as  established a friendship with Bobby Riggs, the Triple-Crown Tennis Champion. He also entered in the  uneven Palos Verdes Marathon and finished in 2 hours and 49 minutes. <br>An  passionate fan of the LA Lakers Basketball Team, Bob Duggan  had the ability to play on weekends in Santa Barbara with Pat Riley and  pals. A huge soccer fan after coaching his  youngsters's soccer  group, he was  granted a  college championship ring when UCSB won the national title. He was a  significant  fan of the university's  arising soccer program.<br> Robert Duggan's  biggest life-long athletic  interest  nevertheless is surfing. Starting in Santa Cruz, his favorite  browsing  areas  consist of Topanga, Rincon, Hawaii and Costa Rica. He shared this  interest with his  household and incredibly taught each of his children to surf by the time they were three years old! Even today, the  household enjoys an  yearly ten-day  browsing  journey together. Bob  has actually been a sports  caring  individual all his life. <br> Robert Duggan has a gift for inspiring his patients and  customers to see new  opportunities. He is the author of  Usual Sense for the  Recovery Arts (2003). His  approaching book on  neighborhood,  health and public policy  will certainly be  released in 2012. He lectures and  carries out workshops  country wide and  globally,  consisting of the  extremely popular Redefining Health. In 2009, he was a presenter at the first TEDx MidAtlantic Conference. <br>A trailblazer for the acupuncturere  career, he  has actually practiced traditional acupuncture  because 1973 and is Senior Faculty, Co-founder, and President Emeritus of Tai Sophia Institute in Laurel, Maryland. He co-founded  among the first acupuncture clinics in the state and the  nation and  has actually  acted as chairman of the Maryland State Board of Acupuncture.<br>Bob Duggan is a  across the country  acknowledged thought leader, speaker and advisor to policy makers and  companies on complementary  medication and wellness. He has testified  prior to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and  has actually been a panelist at meetings sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the White  <a href="http://heating82w2ujxblog.edublogs.org/2014/12/20/bob-duggan-10-reasons-in-shopping-for-the-authority-college/">click for more info</a> Home 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,  faith, human relations, inter-cultural communications, canon law and acupuncture, and  has actually  acted as a priest in the U.S. and abroad. He  made a master's degree in Human Relations and  Neighborhood  Researches from  New york city University and a master's degree in Moral  Faith from St. Joseph's  Academy. His master's  certification in Acupuncture is from the College of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture in the  Uk. He is a  across the country  licensed Diplomate of Acupuncture and a  certified acupuncturist in the state of Maryland.