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The Berne Podcast with Dr. Sam Berne

The Berne Podcast with Dr. Sam Berne

Auteur(s): Dr. Sam Berne - Holistic Eye Health
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 Welcome to The Berne Podcast, a thought-provoking and informative journey with Dr. Sam Berne, an expert behavioral optometrist, and holistic health practitioner. Delve deep into the world of functional vision, eye wellness, and natural solutions for common and complex vision issues. Each episode explores Dr. Berne’s unique physical vision therapy protocols, integrating natural and holistic techniques to improve eye health, enhance vision, and support overall well-being. Whether you’re curious about functional vision therapy, seeking non-invasive ways to care for your eyes, or want to learn more about natural approaches to eye health, this podcast offers valuable insights for practitioners and individuals alike. Join Dr. Berne for engaging discussions, expert interviews, and actionable advice that will inspire you to see the world in a whole new way—naturally and holistically. Hygiène et mode de vie sain Médecine alternative
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  • Artificial Intelligence in 2026: Why Perception — Not Intelligence — Will Decide the Future AI

    Artificial Intelligence in 2026: Why Perception — Not Intelligence — Will Decide the Future AI
    Jan 11 2026
    🎙️“Welcome to The Berne Podcast. I’m Dr. Sam Berne, and this is a space where we explore perception, technology, health, and what it really means to be human in a rapidly changing world. This isn’t about trends for the sake of trends — it’s about understanding how our nervous systems, our vision, and our decision-making are being shaped right now. In today’s episode, I want to share my 2026 view on Artificial Intelligence — not from hype or fear, but from the lens of perception. Because the real question isn’t how intelligent AI is becoming. It’s how well we are perceiving while using it.” 1. Framing the Conversation (2–3 minutes) “Most conversations about AI focus on power, speed, and intelligence. But intelligence alone has never guaranteed wisdom. In my work with vision and nervous systems, I’ve seen something very clear: When perception is distorted, even highly intelligent systems make poor decisions. That applies to humans — and it applies to how humans use AI.” 2. The Core Shift Coming in 2026 (3–4 minutes) “By 2026, AI will be everywhere: • embedded in workflows • decision-support systems • creative tools • diagnostics • education • business strategy t AI in 2026: Where It’s Actually Showing Up (and Why Perception Matters) 1. Embedded in Workflows “By 2026, AI won’t feel like a separate tool you open. It’ll be embedded directly into workflows. Email platforms will suggest responses. CRMs will predict next actions. Scheduling systems will optimize time automatically. Content systems will pre-shape messaging. The danger here isn’t dependence — it’s unquestioned momentum. When AI is embedded, decisions happen faster than perception can catch up. And if your nervous system is already in urgency, you stop asking: ‘Is this actually the right move?’ AI will move the river faster. Perception determines whether you’re steering or just being carried.” 2. Decision-Support Systems “Decision-support systems sound helpful — and they can be. AI will analyze patterns, risks, probabilities, and outcomes faster than any human team. But here’s what I’ve seen over decades: Under stress, humans outsource judgment too quickly. If perception is narrowed, AI outputs become authority instead of input. Good decision-making doesn’t come from more data. It comes from contextual awareness. In 2026, the leaders who thrive will use AI as a second nervous system — not a replacement for discernment.” 3. Creative Tools “AI is already reshaping creativity. Writing, music, video, design — all accelerated. But creativity doesn’t come from speed. It comes from signal. When perception is overstimulated, creativity becomes derivative. AI makes it easy to generate — but harder to feel what matters. The future creative edge won’t be who produces the most. It’ll be who can still sense resonance, timing, and emotional truth. AI can generate content. Only humans can perceive meaning.” 4. Diagnostics “In diagnostics — medical, behavioral, business — AI will be astonishingly good at pattern recognition. But diagnosis without perception becomes mislabeling. I’ve watched this happen in healthcare for years. AI can identify correlations. It cannot feel context, trauma, adaptation, or resilience. Without perceptual intelligence, diagnostics risk becoming faster ways to miss the point. The best use of AI in diagnostics will be as a mirror, not a verdict.” 5. Education “Education will be transformed. AI tutors. Personalized learning paths. Instant feedback. Adaptive testing. But learning doesn’t happen when the nervous system is overloaded. Perception narrows under pressure. Curiosity collapses. Integration stops. The real question in 2026 education won’t be: ‘How fast can we teach?’ It’ll be: ‘Can the learner’s nervous system stay open while learning?’ Education that ignores perception will produce information — not wisdom.” 6. Business Strategy “AI will increasingly shape business strategy. Market predictions. Customer behavior modeling. Operational optimization. But strategy isn’t just analysis. It’s orientation. Under stress, organizations mistake speed for clarity. AI amplifies this. The most successful businesses won’t be the most automated. They’ll be the most perceptually literate. They’ll know when to pause. When to widen the field. When to let things dissolve instead of forcing resolution. AI will reward those who understand timing — not just data.” Closing Bridge Line (Use Before Your Final Point) “So across workflows, decisions, creativity, diagnostics, education, and strategy… AI doesn’t eliminate human responsibility. It magnifies it. The question isn’t: ‘What can AI do?’ It’s: ‘Can we perceive clearly enough to use it well?’” If you want next, I can: • compress this into a 12-minute solo episode • create 1–2 minute clip scripts for LinkedIn or Instagram •...
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  • The Nervous System’s Timeline (And Why We Keep Ignoring It)

    The Nervous System’s Timeline (And Why We Keep Ignoring It)
    Jan 4 2026

    Join our upcoming events:

    Aromatherapy Certification Online Course: January 28th

    The Perceptual Field Online Course: March 18th

    Beyond the Eyes, Vision, Perception and the Nervous System–an -in-person retreat: September 10th

    Link: https://www.drsamberne.com/workshop/

    Sam Berne (00:00.078)
    Hey everyone, welcome to the program today. So I want to talk about slowing down is not what you think it is and I’m referring to your pace, your nervous system, your stress and your perceptual fields.

    talking to people over the years, people think slowing down is collapsing at night watching TV scrolling on your Instagram or maybe taking some high-powered aerobic class at a fitness center, which could blow off some temporary stress or even doing some cathartic therapies, which in the moment you have a release, but it becomes very addictive.

    And there isn’t really a long-term nervous system reset or regulation. And what I’m talking about is long-term self-regulation of the nervous system. It’s not about effort. It’s about pace. You know, technology is so much part of our culture and we’re always going to the speed of our email of social media.

    And when we do this, we disconnect from our biological rhythms.

    Our nervous system has evolved from cycles, pauses and variations. And even though we’re rewarded for speed efficiency and productivity, it’s having a major toll in all walks of life, whether it’s health business or relationships. True self-regulation is not about collapsing withdrawing. It’s not passive.

    Sam Berne (01:48.32)
    It’s an intentional shift in our orientation.

    When pace exceeds our biological rhythms, our perception narrows. When we narrow our perceptual fields, our decision-making becomes more difficult. Our relationships become unmanageable and our health tends to spiral down. Technology increases our speed and we lose context timing.

    and we see less alternative options. In my work, what I observe is that when our peripheral vision and our perception opens,

    patterns become visible and our decisions become better. Our vision isn’t just about our eyes, but it’s driven by our whole body, which influences our nervous system. When we slow down, there’s better communication in the eye brain body chain. Slowing down isn’t doing less. It’s connecting more to your rhythms. When you release the imposed have tos,

    Perception changes and everything else follows. If this way of working with perception and the nervous system resonates with you, consider joining my online cohort in March or coming to my retreat in California in September. These aren’t about fixing or pushing change. These are about creating conditions. So clarity emerges.

    Sam Berne (03:36.994)
    So that’s my podcast for today. Thank you so much for tuning in until next time. Take care.
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  • Vision Is a Nervous System Process—Not a Lens Problem

    Vision Is a Nervous System Process—Not a Lens Problem
    Dec 31 2025
    Sam Berne (00:00.088) I’d like to welcome you to Facebook live tonight. We’re going to go about 25 minutes, maybe a little longer. We’ll see how the questions are going. So I’d like to welcome everybody. I’ve been off for a few weeks, but it’s great to be back on. So if you’ve got questions, you feel free to type them in. Hopefully I’ll get to see them and I want to start off with a couple of announcements. First of all, I’m going to be teaching. A two hour class on April 30th. It’s a Saturday and it will be from 10 AM to 12 noon Mountain Time. It’s one of my classes that people love because it’s going to be on. Well, a lot of different ways to improve your vision through color therapy, aroma therapy. We’re going to. do some eye exercises and I’m going to teach you how to negotiate a healthy prescription of contact lenses or glasses with your eye doctor. That’s always a challenge, especially if you want to improve your vision. There are ways that you can talk to your doctor so that you can get what you need. I’m going to take a couple of questions that people have emailed me and then if we get any questions from from the audience, I’m happy to answer those as well. So the first question that I’m getting tonight is one that I get a lot. It’s on mono vision. And what do I think of mono vision? This is with contact lenses and you know, what are the alternatives if I don’t? like mono vision. So for those of you who don’t know what mono vision is, this is a prescription where the doctor is correcting one eye for distance and one eye for near. If you look at my hands right now, this is kind of the setup. So my right eye is the distance. I my left eye is the near eye. You can see that there is a Sam Berne (02:24.297) a change in the focal distance between your eyes. This actually sets up a couple of scenarios. One scenario is double vision because your focal lengths are different between your two eyes. Let’s say your right eye is corrected for distance and your left eye is corrected for near. What this means is that when you’re driving Your left eye because it’s corrected for near is not engaging with the right eye. So a lot of times the brain shuts off the the eye that you’re not using and this is very disturbing because you’re now you’re now eliminating or at the very least reducing the the integration between your two eyes. So the brain suppresses or shuts off the left eye because it’s the right eye. That’s the driving eye and that the same token if you’re using the computer or reading it’s your left eye that’s carrying the load and the right eye is focused somewhere out at 20 feet, but it can’t come into a near focus. So again, the brain is suppressing the right eye so it reduces or in fact even eliminates the potential of binocular vision. This is disturbing because over time each eye is carrying more of the load than it should be and this can lead to eye strain eye fatigue and eventually it can change the structure the anatomy the tissue of the eye in a way where it can actually even lead To a disease process, maybe things like glaucoma cataracts macular degeneration. So based on this description, it’s obvious that we’re not meant to correct our eyes in different focal distances, even though the doctor may think it’s convenient. It really sets up a situation where you’re going to be experiencing a lot of visual stress. Sam Berne (04:47.63) So it’s always better to correct both eyes for distance. And if you’re near sighted, one of the techniques that you can do is actually ask your doctor to under correct you slightly when you read the distance eye chart. instead of seeing 2015, you could see 2020 or even 2025. But the advantage of that is that your Your eyes are going to be matching in the distance and because you’re under correcting. You’ll be able to read and I have so many patients in their 50s and 60s 70s who are nearsighted by under correcting them a little bit in the distance. They’re able to keep their near vision. The the scenario is is when the eye doctor wants to over correct you for distance and you’ll feel it in your eyes and you can tell him or her. Whoa, this is too strong for me. Then you can. get a slightly reduced prescription in the contacts and you’ll still be able to read without reading glasses. Now in the farsighted side of things, it’s a little trickier. But again, you know, if you do my eye exercises, you can regain your distance vision as a farsighted person and the magnification power that you need up close could be minimal. This is where again, you could use things like pinhole glasses or Do my exercise the minus lens to blur. That’s the opposite lens prescription that a farsighted person would use. You can also do my convergence and divergence exercises to build more flexibility and versatility in the eye muscles. And this would be a way for you to continue to hold on to your vision ...
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