Black Widow Yoga
est. Salem 2017
Who We Are
Black Widow Yoga is an independently-run yoga concept by Salem, MA yoga teacher Tina, that uses metal music in classes instead of traditional yoga music. Black Widow Yoga aims to challenge your understanding of what yoga means to each individual, and to encourage every outsider to harness the energy within that truly connects to doomy and dark music. We like all kinds of metal, and have done classes like Doom Metal Yoga, Black Metal Yoga, Stoner Metal Yoga, 80’s Metal Yoga, and more.
We have been offering Metal Yoga events since February 2017, and in September 2019 we started offering metal/goth yoga clothing! In 2-17, we began teaching weekly Metal Yoga classes at The Satanic Temple in Salem, Massachusetts. We built a community of like-minded metalheads & outcasts who have built lasting friendships to this day! We were written about in publications such as The Boston Globe, even hitting the front page of the print paper. Now, we have an online metal yoga studio! Follow @blackwidowyoga, @blackwidowevents and @veganmetalyogi on Instagram to stay connected, and sign up for our emails here to get updates.
Black Widow Yoga holds weekly classes online! You can join our online studio, and become a COVEN monthly member. Please read the FAQ if you have questions, or email info@blackwidowyoga.com
About Tina
Tina is the sole owner & creator of Black Widow Yoga. They have been teaching yoga since 2015, and got their training at South Boston Yoga. They aim to bring their sense of humor to class, as well as their sense of welcoming to all people, bodies, and experience levels.
From the Peabody Essex Museum article written by Paige Besse:
"For some time, Tina Moroney taught your usual relaxing yoga classes, but life has a way of pulling the mat out from under you. The utter heartbreak and depression she experienced through her father’s diagnosis, battle, and ultimate passing from cancer, would forever change the course of her career. As she was trying to fight her demons through yoga, Tina came to a striking realization. The yoga music she was hearing was not an honest way for her to practice. 'It was not accurate depiction of what I felt when I was doing yoga or why I was doing yoga,' she says. The deep, yet brooding and meditative tones in metal were a better fit, helping her to face the storm head on, which was much healthier, and proved that beautiful things can come from the darkest of places....
In a Black Widow Yoga session there is screaming and swearing. It is raw and genuine. Tina explains, 'That’s why I teach yoga, like anyone else, it’s to be mindful and honest.' Channeling Metallica’s lyrics from 'Wherever I May Roam' with a 'free to speak my mind anywhere, and I'll redefine anywhere' attitude, a Black Widow Yoga class brings the aura of yoga back down to earth.
Tina accepts that darkness is a part of her, and proudly wears it on her sleeve. 'I am not afraid to admit that I have skeletons in my closet,' says Tina, 'everyone has them.' And that is exactly why this is not meant to be a cookie-cutter yoga class. It indulges that clandestine side, breaks misconceptions and affords everyone the opportunity to admit that 'it’s okay to be dark.'”
Meet Our Teachers
Meet Tina Moroney-Ebarb
(BWY Owner & Creator)
Tina teaches an all-levels, all-inclusive flow that invites the beginner yoga-curious to the more advanced practitioners. They aim to bring you laughs, comfort, and a feeling of calm & joy. Tina identifies as LGBTQ and neurodivergent, and aims to make yoga more inclusive and inviting to all. See more about Tina above.
Meet Crystal Rose Hines
Crystal has been teaching for Black Widow Yoga since 2020, and has been teaching alternative yoga classes in the Boston and Salem area for years. Crystal brings her punk, goth, and metal passion to her yoga teaching even before taking on her class for BWY. Find Crystal on Instagram at @yogawithcrystalrose
Meet Anne Bannen Taylor
Anne began teaching for Black Widow Yoga in 2021, and currently is teaching Haley’s class Metal Yoga Burn while Haley is on leave!
Find Anne on Instagram at @annebannentaylor
Meet Brandyn Fastino
Brandyn graduated from the Believe You Can Yoga Teaching training course in Bristol, RI in 2018. He trained in the Baptiste Power Yoga Methodology and has been teaching at General Fitness in Fall River, MA. Although he always enjoyed traditional Vinyasa yoga classes, he practiced at home to the heaviest music he could find. Thinking he was alone in the world doing chatarungas while listening to Heavy Metal, he came across Black Widow Yoga. After his first class he knew it was something he wanted to be a part of. He offers challenging classes for all levels, adding modifications to the flows so the individual can find their own edge. He has a special interest in anatomy and fitness encouraging a safe and healthy environment for all. Find Brandyn on Instagram at @fastino_yoga
Meet Madison
Madison began teaching for Black Widow yoga in 2021, and currently teaches the monthly class Sunday Slay!
Find Madison on Instagram at @mymymadisonjane
Meet Haley Martell
Sounds cliche, but practicing yoga and barre changed my life. Like many people, I started with the goal of getting fit & flexible. I stayed for the lessons in self awareness, humility, and inner strength... not to mention the positive effect on my mental health! It's been my absolute pleasure to teach barre for 3 years and yoga just under that. My teaching centers around the idea that we shouldn't be working hard to punish ourselves or push our bodies to their limit. I do offer a solid amount of challenge, that's for sure. However, I will ALWAYS encourage you to listen to your body above all else. Take a break when you need, and re-join when you're ready. We'll build strength over time in a way that's kind to our bodies. It's all just practice, and there's no such thing as a bad one. Can't wait to see you!
Find Haley on Instagram at @afterglowbarreyoga