Rox Madeira, Wise Herbal Ways, Scotland. Foraging walks, herbal and perfume making workshops, herbal history, history of medicine, massage, yoga, women's circle, online learning, herbal podcast. Offering public workshops, and private workshops. Working with individuals, groups, retreats, tour operators, companies and community groups.

About me

I’m a historical and community herbalist, currently training as a medical herbalist practitioner. A massage therapist and Yoga movement teacher. My work sits at the meeting point of plants, people, place, history and healing.

I am the founder and director of Movement in Thyme CIC and make herbal medicines and products for sale and to support people experiencing displacement, homelessness and hardship. I tend a community herbal garden and bring people together through volunteer growing sessions, sharing practical plant knowledge and creating opportunities to reconnect with the land.

I’m fascinated by how people have used plants to care for themselves and one another, both in the present and across history. I co-founded The Historical Herbalists to research the lives, medicines and beliefs of people in the medieval and early modern periods, and bring that history to life through talks, workshops and demonstrations at museums, universities and other venues. I’m currently writing a forthcoming book on healing in the medieval north.

I lead foraging walks and seasonal gatherings. I also create Wise Herbal Ways, an online space exploring herbal history, plant lore, seasonal connection, ancestral wisdom, journeying, memory, resilience and belonging.

I’m the creator and host of The Sage’s Cabin, a podcast bringing together conversations about herbalism, plants, healing, and the people who work with them.

I have been teaching yoga and giving massages for 15 years, and have worked with various groups of people and individuals from those looking for some relaxation to those struggling with chronic illnesses.

I work with community groups, private clients, tour operators, retreat organisers, museums and universities, and I’m available for talks, herbal workshops, foraging walks, podcasts and creative collaborations.

Founding director of Movement in Thyme a grassroots non-profit working in the field of Community Herbalism.

I am a member of:

The Historical Herbalists CIC – co-founder
Movement in Thyme CIC – founder
History fellow Worshipful Society of Apothecaries
Mobile Herbal Clinic Calais CIC
Association of Foragers