Bob Duggan is an  devoted sportsman and has been all his life. He  matured in San Jose and  went to St. Francis High School in Mountain View where he played basketball. He also  delighted in 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 season's victory. <br> When they  wed they lived in Malibu where they  frequently  took pleasure in swimming,  browsing and  yearly ski  journeys to Aspen. Bob  took pleasure in playing many tennis matches with Kirk Kerkorian and also developed a  relationship with Bobby Riggs, the Triple-Crown Tennis  Champ. <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  close friends. A  big soccer fan after coaching his  kids's soccer  group, he was awarded a  college  champion ring when UCSB won the national title. He was a major supporter of the university's emerging soccer program.<br> Robert Duggan's  biggest life-long athletic  enthusiasm however is surfing. Starting in Santa Cruz, his favorite  browsing spots include Topanga, Rincon, Hawaii and Costa Rica. He shared this  interest with his  household and  unbelievably taught each of his  youngsters to surf by the time they were three years old! Even today, the family enjoys an annual ten-day <a href="http://www.kiwibox.com/aiden26i6gvkblo/blog">wikipedia reference</a> surfing trip together. Bob  has actually been a sports  caring  individual all his life. <br> Robert Duggan has a gift for inspiring his  clients and clients to see  brand-new possibilities. He is the author of  Sound judgment for the Healing Arts (2003). His upcoming book on  neighborhood, wellness and public policy  will certainly be  released in 2012. He lectures and  performs workshops  country wide and internationally, including the  extremely popular Redefining Health. In 2009, he was a  speaker at the first TEDx MidAtlantic Conference. <br>A  trendsetter for the acupuncturere profession, he has practiced  standard acupuncture since 1973 and is Senior  Professors, Co-founder, and President Emeritus of Tai Sophia Institute in Laurel, Maryland. He co-founded one of the  very first acupuncture clinics in the state and the country and has  worked as chairman of the Maryland State Board of Acupuncture.<br>Bob Duggan is a  across the country recognized thought leader, speaker and advisor to policy makers and organizations on complementary  medication and  health. He  has actually  affirmed before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and has 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 served on the board of trustees of The Horizon Foundation.<br> Duggan  has actually advanced degrees in  viewpoint, theology, human relations, inter-cultural communications, canon law and acupuncture, and  has actually  acted as a priest in the U.S. and abroad. He earned a master's degree in Human Relations and Community  Research studies from  New york city University and a master's degree in Moral  Faith from St. Joseph's Seminary. His master's qualification in Acupuncture is from the College of  Conventional Chinese Acupuncture in the  Uk. He is a  across the country certified Diplomate of Acupuncture and a licensed acupuncturist in the state of Maryland.