The Berne Podcast with Dr. Sam Berne

Today I give you a view into a session I did with some parents. This is a child who has been diagnosed with his right eye being very nearsighted, and his left eye being very farsighted. And he’s gone through a lot of learning challenges and developmental delays. I’ve been working with him for over two years and he’s made some incredible changes. So I thought I would give you some...

In this session, I help a person with chronic eye spasms in both eyes.  She also has dry eye. I offer many suggestions, and there is a big change within the session time. Enjoy the show! If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at:  www.drsamberne.com . SUMMARY KEYWORDS eyes, eyelids, part, trauma, sympathetic nervous system, exercise, spasm, called, worked, fingers, state, glasses, irritation,...

Today I’m going to take a question from a patient who is dealing with farsightedness, astigmatism, and wearing progressive lenses. And she asked the question about her new progressive lens prescription. Enjoy the show! If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at:  www.drsamberne.com . SUMMARY KEYWORDS astigmatism, progressive lenses, prescription, lens, eye, farsightedness, progressive, w...

We have a very interesting question today. And I’ve been getting this a lot. So this is from a gentleman who is suffering, what we call mano vision. Now, there are different kinds of monovision. You know, if you go get LASIK surgery or cataract surgery, and the surgeon fixes one eye for distance and the other eye for near, that’s surgical intervention. But this gentleman and I get othe...

I’ve been getting a lot of questions about the benefits of fasting lately, so that’s what we’re going to talk about today. We cover the benefits of fasting, how it works, and who should do it. You might be surprised to know that it can provide more benefits than just weight loss. Enjoy the show! If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at:  www.drsamberne.com . SUMMARY KEYWORD...

In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing best-selling author, Dr. Lynn F. Hellerstein.  We talked about her new book: Expand Your Vision: How to Gain Clarity, Courage, and Confidence . Dr. Hellerstein is a pioneer in vision therapy and author of the award-winning book, See It. Say It. Do It!: The Parent’s & Teacher’s Action Guide to Creating Successful Students &#38...

In this podcast, I give a person the same power of lens in each eye without the astigmatism correction.  This is done as a vision exercise.  I also discuss some of the causes of farsightedness, how to get the most out of your physical eye therapy, and what are some tips to improve your vision! Enjoy the show! If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at:  www.drsamberne.com . SUMMARY KEYWORDS ey...

Today we are coving Strabismus. Enjoy the show! If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at:  www.drsamberne.com . SUMMARY KEYWORDS eyes, midline, adaptive response, tapes, left, turning, divergence, child, glasses, alternating, internalize, working, activities, eyepatch, internalization, part, fixating, paralysis, straight, lens Hello, everyone, it’s Dr. Sam, I’d like to welcome you to my EyeC...

In this episode, we continue talking about the importance of resting and stillness as part of any procedural process. Enjoy the show! If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at:  www.drsamberne.com . SUMMARY KEYWORDS stillness, space, body, happening, session, vestibular stimulation, therapeutic, sensation, imprint, talk, interventions, stimulate, settle, birth trauma, healing, process, should...

Today we are chatting with Kim Konte . She is the founder of the national non-profit Non-Toxic Neighborhoods (NTN) and a Director of Jane Goodall’s youth service program, and former City of Irvine Community Services Commissioner. In November 2015, Kim helped launch a campaign to raise awareness to protect her children and other Irvine, CA residents. On 11/23/2016 the City of Irvine adopted a histo...

In this episode, we talk about the importance of resting and stillness as part of any procedural process. Enjoy the show! If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at:  www.drsamberne.com . SUMMARY KEYWORDS proprioceptive, person, prisms, vestibular system, auditory, tracking, dizziness, settle, open, craniosacral, broadness, feeling, exercise, give, metabolizing, sensory-motor, propriocept...

Today we have a special guest, Emma Destrubé. She is a licensed acupuncturist, herbalist and physician of East Asian medicine, as well as a somatic movement therapist and Continuum teacher. Beginning in her teens, she apprenticed under somatic movement pioneer Emilie Conrad, founder of Continuum. Together they researched and developed fluid movement/sounding protocols for neuromuscular compromises...

Here is a lecture I gave on CLubhouse a while ago. We cover Ketosis and the glycemic index. Enjoy the show! If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at:  www.drsamberne.com . SUMMARY KEYWORDS ketosis, patients, eyesight, glaucoma, glycemic index foods, disease, metabolic flexibility, blurred vision, sam, retinopathy, macular, blindness, flexibility, eyes, metabolic, macular degeneration, glycem...

Here is a lecture I gave a bit ago. Don’t miss it! Enjoy the show! If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at:  www.drsamberne.com . SUMMARY KEYWORDS eye, visual, pupil, child, sensitivity, defensiveness, add, midline, vision, double, vestibular, reflex, therapy, prisms, practitioner, kids, response, patching, light, alternating Hello, everyone, its Dr. Sam, I’d like to welcome you to my...

Learn to improve your eyesight with these eye exercises. Today we talk about what LASIK surgery does to you eye and how to improve your vision overtime without surgery. Enjoy the show! If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at:  www.drsamberne.com . SUMMARY KEYWORDS eye, mental, blur, glasses, muscles, prescription, exercise, clarity, lasik surgery, lasik, wear, stressing, astigmatism, clear,...

This is a presentation I gave to a group of occupational therapists on how to evaluate the visual system of spectrum disorder children. I discuss topics like lazy eye, strabismus, neurological imbalances, glasses prescriptions for children, and color therapy which are modalities that I use to help children reach their potential. Enjoy the show! If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at:  www....

Dr. Kierstin DeWitt is a Licensed Naturopathic Doctor and Registered Acupuncturist practicing community Acupuncture at a non-profit Community Acupuncture Clinic in Ann Arbor, Michigan as well as providing NADA protocol and guided meditation for addiction rehabilitation facilities.  Dr. Kierstin is also a virtual Naturopathic Consultant where she utilizes her Naturopat...

In today’s episode, we discuss how to improve your eyes through things like light therapy and reduced prescription. Enjoy the show! If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at:  www.drsamberne.com SUMMARY KEYWORDS eye, prescription, vision, blur, lens, wear, brain, myopia, eyesight, people, light, lasik surgery, colors, developing, adaptive response, gestation, reduced, doctor, creat...

For today’s episode, I had the pleasure of talking with Cherionna Menzam-Sills, PhD a prenatal and birth therapist. She began teaching Embodied Embryology through somatic movement in 1997 as part of her doctoral studies in Pre- & Perinatal Psychology, which led to her teaching at Naropa University and the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute. She has taught and facilitated Pre- and Peri...

Today’s episode explores how prenatal experiences affect our eyesight and vision. Enjoy the show! If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at:  www.drsamberne.com SUMMARY KEYWORDS eye, gestation, clarity, midline, nearsightedness, tissue, vision, myopia, vagal, spotify, compress, part, brain tissue, developed, visual cues, podcast, episode, absorbable, father, twist 00:05 Hello, ever...

For today’s episode, I got to talk with Dr. Monisha Bhanote. Dr. Monisha Bhanote is a quadruple board-certified physician with 20+ years in health care. She has expertise in Integrative Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Anatomic/Clinical Pathology. She is a sought-after health and wellness expert providing both speaking and written commentary to multiple news media outlets and publications. K...

In this episode I talk to a mother who is concerned about her daughter’s strong farsighted prescription. She says her daughter is not having any symptoms and she is functioning at a high level. She asked for a second opinion from me. Enjoy the show! If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at:  www.drsamberne.com SUMMARY KEYWORDS eye, vision, person, wrong, clarity, dilated, exercises, visual,...

Today we have a special guest, Emma Destrubé. She is a licensed acupuncturist, herbalist and physician of East Asian medicine, as well as a somatic movement therapist and Continuum teacher. Beginning in her teens, she apprenticed under somatic movement pioneer Emilie Conrad, founder of Continuum. Together they researched and developed fluid movement/sounding protocols for neuromuscular compromises...

Today we are talking about our eye prescriptions and how getting the right prescription can not only improve your vision but your mental health as well. Enjoy the show! If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at:  www.drsamberne.com SUMMARY KEYWORDS eye, prescription, wear, blurry, clarity, contacts, vision, feeling, nearsightedness, work, lens, holistic, optics, improvement, give, number...

Open Attention. In this episode, we explore how to honor our limits and the art of Self-Regulation. Enjoy the show! If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at:  www.drsamberne.com . SUMMARY KEYWORDS body, exercise, breathing, dissolving, exhale, work, feeling, breathing pattern, dissolution, self-regulation, inhale, nervous system, stress, dissolve, system, attention, giving, clarity, hea...