Bob Duggan is an  passionate  sportsperson and has been all his life. He grew up in San Jose and attended 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  group, he led his fraternity to the season's  triumph. <br> When they married they lived in Malibu where they  frequently enjoyed swimming, surfing and annual ski trips to Aspen. Bob  delighted in playing  numerous tennis matches with Kirk Kerkorian and  likewise  established a  relationship with Bobby Riggs, the Triple-Crown Tennis  Champ. <br>An  passionate fan of the LA Lakers Basketball  Group, Bob Duggan was able to  use weekends in Santa Barbara with Pat Riley and  close friends. A huge soccer fan after coaching his children'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  arising soccer program.<br> Robert Duggan's  biggest life-long athletic  interest  nevertheless is  browsing. Even today, the  household  delights in an  yearly ten-day surfing trip together. <br> Robert Duggan has a  present for  motivating his  clients and  customers to see  brand-new  opportunities. He lectures and conducts workshops  country wide and  globally,  consisting of the highly popular Redefining Health. <br>A  pioneer for the acupuncturere  occupation, he  has actually practiced traditional acupuncture since 1973 and is Senior Faculty, Co-founder, and President Emeritus of Tai Sophia Institute in Laurel, Maryland. He co-founded  among the  very first acupuncture clinics in the state and the  nation and  has actually served as chairman of the Maryland State Board of Acupuncture.<br>Bob Duggan is a nationally recognized thought leader, speaker and advisor to policy makers and organizations on complementary  medication and  health. He has testified  prior to 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  Home Commission on Complementary and  Natural medicine. He has served on the board of trustees of The Horizon Foundation.<br> Duggan has advanced degrees in  viewpoint, theology, human relations, inter-cultural communications, canon law and <a href="http://noah37j8karblog.blog.com/2014/12/18/bob-duggan-tedx/">Resources</a> acupuncture, and has  functioned as a priest in the U.S. and abroad. He earned 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  credentials in Acupuncture is from the College of  Standard Chinese Acupuncture in the  Uk. He is a  across the country  licensed Diplomate of Acupuncture and a licensed acupuncturist in the state of Maryland.