In this episode of A Better World, Mitchell J. Rabin speaks with John Easterling, founder and president of the Amazon Herb Company, about his decades of work in the Amazon rainforest and the powerful connection between biodiversity, human health, and planetary survival.

Known as “Amazon John,” Easterling shares how a personal health crisis led him to discover the healing potential of wild Amazon botanicals. He explains the difference between wildcrafted rainforest plants and cultivated monoculture crops, the role of biodiversity in strengthening human physiology, and why the Amazon is often called the “lungs of the Earth.”

The conversation explores:

• How Amazon medicinal plants supported his recovery from serious illness

• The intelligence and vitality of wild rainforest botanicals

• The link between deforestation and rising degenerative disease

• Why the Amazon produces roughly 20% of the world’s oxygen

• Securing 13,000 acres of land title for indigenous communities • Ecological harvesting and sustainable wildcrafting

• Camu camu and biodiversity-based nutrition

• “Compassionate capitalism” and business models that fund conservation

Easterling outlines five “undeniable truths” about why protecting the Amazon rainforest is essential not just for environmental reasons, but for the health, resilience, and future of the human species.

A powerful discussion on ecology, entrepreneurship, indigenous preservation, and the interconnected ecosystem we all share.

In this in-depth conversation, Ray Camaano joins Mitchell J. Rabin to explain the Release Technique, a method developed by physicist Lester Levinson (creator of what later became known as the Sedona Method) for dissolving unwanted emotions at their root.

The discussion explores how emotional conditioning forms in the subconscious mind, how stress and emotional contraction affect the nervous system, and how conscious awareness can release deeply stored patterns tied to fear, control, love, power, and self-worth.

Ray also introduces the Release Meter, an EEG-based device designed to measure brain activity associated with emotional stress and inner peace, offering real-time feedback during the release process.

Topics include:

• Emotional conditioning and subconscious patterns • How thoughts accumulate as emotional stress

• Lester Levinson’s discoveries and the origins of the Release Technique

• Letting go of emotional contraction through awareness

• Measuring peace and stress through brainwave activity

• The relationship between consciousness, peace, and emotional freedom

This episode is a grounded exploration of emotional release, inner peace, and the science of awareness.

In this episode of A Better World with Mitchell J. Rabin, Mitchell speaks with Elza Malouf, co-founder and CEO of the Center for Human Emergence – Middle East, about applying Spiral Dynamics and integral systems thinking to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Drawing on the work of Dr. Don Beck and Clare Graves, Malouf explains how cultural value systems—rather than political or ethnic labels—shape behavior, motivation, and conflict. She describes the Middle East as an “aching heart” within a living planetary system and outlines how listening, whole-systems analysis, and value-based frameworks can open new pathways for dialogue and cooperation.

Topics include:

• Spiral Dynamics

• Culture, psychology, spirituality, and politics as an integrated system

• Why traditional peace negotiations often fail

• Moving beyond stereotypes toward functional collaboration

• The emergence of integral and holistic leadership worldwide

This conversation offers a thoughtful, systems-level perspective on peace, conflict, and human evolution.

In this powerful discussion, we explore the Taoist approach to health, healing, and longevity, revealing how ancient principles can help restore balance in today’s fast-paced world. This episode bridges spiritual philosophy and practical wellness, offering insights that go far beyond conventional health advice.

Topics include:

• Taoist views on illness, vitality, and energy

• Why modern health systems overlook balance and flow

• The role of awareness in healing

• Timeless wisdom for living in harmony with the body and nature

Perfect for listeners interested in holistic healing, spirituality, personal growth, and conscious living.

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In this long-form discussion recorded in 2007, Mitchell J. Rabin explores the principles of Total Biology, an approach that examines how unresolved emotional conflicts and psychological stress can manifest as physical illness.

Rabin explains the core ideas behind Total Biology, including how specific emotional experiences may correspond to particular health conditions, and how awareness of these patterns can support healing and recovery. The conversation focuses on understanding illness not only as a biological event, but also as a response to lived experience.

This interview offers insight into mind-body connections and will be of interest to viewers exploring holistic health, psychosomatic medicine, and integrative approaches to healing.

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One of the main teachers at One World Academy in Chennai, India, sits with Mitchell in A Better World’s grass-roots studio in NYC to discuss the importance of spiritual development in people’s lives and what a better world we would have if people were to take this collectively to its next evolutionary step.

In this powerful episode, Mitchell sits down with Bill Twist and Tracy Apple, two of the few co-founders of The Pachamama Alliance, to explore their decades-long partnership with the Achuar people of the Ecuadorian Amazon. Through compelling video clips and firsthand stories, we dive deep into the vibrant culture of the Achuar and the devastating impact of oil drilling by Chevron—once Texaco—on their ancestral lands.

Hear how contaminated rivers and poisoned soil have disrupted an ancient way of life, and learn about the global movement sparked by this environmental and human rights crisis. More than a story of destruction, this is a story of resilience, awakening, and fierce protection of Pachamama—Mother Earth.

🎥 Includes exclusive footage from deep within the rainforest
🌍 A must-listen for activists, changemakers, and earth allies

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Among other areas of interest, A Better World with Mitchell J. Rabin explores the wisdom of indigenous people around the world and highlights injustices and challenges they and the Earth Herself face in dealing with corporate titans seeking to rape, pillage and plunder their land, culture and way of life.

#PachamamaAlliance #Achuar #Ecuador #Rainforest #Chevron #EnvironmentalJustice #IndigenousRights #Podcast

In this mind-expanding episode, Mitchell sits down with long-time friend & colleague, Dr. Bruce Lipton, world-renowned cellular biologist, best-selling author of The Biology of Belief, and beloved teacher of Epigentics and The New Biology.

Mitchell in fact, was the first host on a TV show that invited Bruce to be a guest to speak about his powerful insights into the cell and how it operates, vastly distinct from what was the norm in conventional medicine which Bruce knew well, having taught at University of Wisconsin and Stanford University medical schools.

Bruce shares groundbreaking insights that challenge the old narrative of genetic determinism—“genes are your destiny”—and instead reveals how our thoughts, beliefs, and environment shape our biology. This conversation explores the bridge between science and spirit, the subconscious mind, epigenetics, and the untapped power each of us holds to influence our health, happiness, and evolution.

Join two friends and colleagues for a dynamic, heartfelt dialogue that may just change how you view your body—and your life.

🌱 Conscious science meets human potential
🧠 Thought-provoking, hopeful, and deeply empowering

#BruceLipton #BiologyOfBelief #Epigenetics #MindBodyConnection #Healing #SelfEmpowerment #ConsciousLiving #Podcast

And Ashoka founder Bill Drayton wrote, “Sam Daley-Harris is one of the certified great social entrepreneurs of the last decades. After building RESULTS, he is the person more than anyone else who has brought microcredit into focus across the world and precipitated action.”

Earth Day is a special time to commemorate our precious Mother Earth. Mitchell and Scott come together in this dialogue to discuss Earth Day in general, its significance, and the line-up of speakers and musicians Mitchell put together for this year's Earth Day.

It opens with a Native American blessing by Chief Phil Lane, an intro of Mitchell as MC/Host by co-sponsor Rick Ulfik, founder of We, The World, and then into the speakers, who consist of Lynne Twist (Pachamama Alliance & Soul of Money Institute), media activist, author, social scientist Duane Elgin, journalist and author of The End of Ice, Dahr Jamail, the founder of The World Food Bank Richard Lackey, co-founder of the Eco-Restoration Alliance Jon Schull, co-sponsor, founder of Planet Heart Andrew Kaen with a poem, and Host/Producer of A Better World Radio & TV, host of the evening, Mitchell Rabin.

Musicians are the awesome Kristin Hoffman, bansuri player John Wubbenhorst and flutist Premik Russell Tubbs.

The full video version will be available on www.youtube.com/abetterworldtvshow