Fresh From #MeToo Scandal, Eric Schneiderman May Teach Meditation

NEW YORK CITY -- Om ... is this happening? Eric Schneiderman, the former New York Attorney General who retired amid #MeToo accusations that he beat and psychologically abused four women he once dated, may have become a certified meditation instructor.

The Path, an exclusive meditation and teacher training center with locations in New York and California, posted photos of their graduating classes Monday that appear to include the former attorney general, Politico was first to report.

"These phenomenal groups of people are now certified meditation teachers," the post reads. "We can't wait to see what they do next."

The $2,600, 100-hour program, held at the Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science on Manhattan's Upper West Side, allows students to earn a certificate from The Path for Meditation Teacher Training in Compassion.

"Compassion is the new mindfulness," the description reads. "Amazingly it takes only minimal training — four to eight weekly classes — for novices to learn how to turn stressful interactions into meaningful social engagement and fundamental well-being."

The graduation announcement comes less than a year after The New Yorker published an exclusive expose revealing that Schneiderman was accused of choking and slapping women as well as criticizing their "fat legs."

Schneiderman again made headlines on Tuesday this week, just one day after his alleged graduation from the meditation training. The Associated Press reported he spent $340,000 in political campaign cash to pay attorneys representing him during the #MeToo allegations investigation.

The practice is not illegal, but critics accused the politician of using his campaign funds as a "Get out of jail free card," according to the report.

Neither The Path nor the Nalanda Institute responded immediately to Patch's request to confirm Schneiderman's participation in the program and Patch was unable to reach Schneiderman for comment.

Then-New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman speaks at a press conference to announce a multi-state lawsuit to block the Trump administration from adding a question about citizenship to the 2020 Census form, at the headquarters of District Council 37, New York City's largest public employee union, April 3, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)