Original sentence: "Ayahuasca tourist" is a pejorative term implying an insincere Westerner wanting a taste of an exotic ritual or who go on modified services geared specifically towards Westerners.As well as in Brazil, ayahuasca tourism has occurred in Argentina, Colombia and Mexico.Other participants include explorers of consciousness, writers, medical doctors, journalists, anthropologists and ethnobotanists.Some seekers seek to clear emotional blocks and gain a sense of peace
Edited sentence: "Ayahuasca tourist" is a pejorative term for those who quest for a transcendent experience through using ayahuasca, implying an insincere Westerner wanting a taste of an exotic ritual, however all Westerners who have teamed up with Amazonian shamans are considered "ayahuasca tourists", or provide modified services geared specifically towards Westerners.It is widely held that the popularisation and knowledge of the Medicine tradition of the Rainforest is crucial for its preservation.Pilgrims and seekers of spiritual knowledge have come to Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, or Mexico have also come for ayahuasca healing as well as explorers of consciousness, writers, medical doctors, journalists, anthropologists, ethnobotanists and non-scientists interested in cultural studies.The retreats offer the encounter with ayahuasca as an opportunity to re-balance and re-centre their lives, to clear emotional blocks, in a way that has to do with healing and personal evolution