Robert M. Duggan, M.A., M.Ac., a practitioner of acupuncture for more than 30 years, is President of Tai Sophia Institute, an accredited graduate school of the healing arts located in Laurel, Maryland. He received his Master’s Degree in Education from New York University in 1970, and holds degrees in Philosophy, Theology, Human Relations, and Community Organization. He has a special interest in the unique contribution that practitioners of complementary medicine bring to the emerging Wellness System in the United States. He is the author of Common Sense for the Healing Arts.