Dr. Marek Malus: Dark Therapy (REST) Talk

Starting at 11:00 am on August 7th, 2015 in the Suedfeld Lounge, Dr. Marek Malus of the University of Ostrava, Czech Republic, will be giving a talk about his research on “dark therapy”  (also known as Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy, or REST).
Dr. Malek is a researcher at the University of Ostrava, in the Czech Republic. He received his Ph.D. at Palacký University Olomouc, where he initiated REST research within his studies.
In 2010 he started a research study on a new service that was arising in the Czech Republic called the “Dark Therapy,” which at the time was completely unknown in the academic community. Until then, the only studies on sensory deprivation that researchers were familiar with had mostly negative connotation. Through his research he was able to bring to light more modern studies of REST techniques, primarily Chamber REST, which includes the Dark Therapy.
Marek is studying the development of this service in Czech Republic and Slovakia with an interest in furthering the research and publications in this field. In the future, he would like to focus mostly on the possibilities of the development of mindfulness and therapeutic applications in the environment of Chamber REST.