Bob Duggan is an  devoted  sportsperson and  has actually been all his life. He  matured in San Jose and  went to St. Francis High School in Mountain View where he played basketball. He  likewise  took pleasure in swimming and surfing. 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  frequently enjoyed swimming, surfing and  yearly ski  journeys to Aspen. They  occupied running and tennis. Bob  took pleasure in playing many tennis matches with Kirk Kerkorian  as well as  established 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 Team, Bob Duggan was able to play on weekends in Santa Barbara with Pat Riley and  close friends. A  big soccer fan after coaching his  kids's soccer team, he was awarded 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 greatest life-long athletic  interest  nevertheless is surfing. Starting in Santa Cruz, his  preferred  browsing  areas  consist of Topanga, Rincon, Hawaii and Costa Rica. He shared this  interest with his family and  extremely taught each of his children to  browse by the time they were  3  years of ages! Even today, the family enjoys an annual ten-day surfing  journey together. Bob  has actually been a sports loving person all his life. <br> Robert Duggan has a  present for  motivating his  clients and  customers to see  brand-new  opportunities. He lectures and  carries out workshops  across the country and  worldwide,  consisting of the highly popular Redefining Health. <br>A trailblazer for the acupuncturere  occupation, he has practiced  conventional acupuncture  considering that 1973 and is Senior  Professors, Co-founder, and President Emeritus of Tai Sophia Institute in Laurel, Maryland. He co-founded  among the  very first acupuncture  centers 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  health. He  has actually  affirmed  prior to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, <a href="http://ourstage.com/profile/kethxaowyout/wall_items">home</a> 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  Natural medicine. He  has actually served on the board of trustees of The Horizon Foundation.<br> Duggan has advanced degrees in philosophy,  faith, human relations, inter-cultural communications, canon law and acupuncture, and  has actually served as a priest in the U.S. and abroad. His master's  credentials in Acupuncture is from the College of  Standard Chinese Acupuncture in the United Kingdom.