‘I’ve been teaching origami for 22 years,’ said one community center instructor from Portland who asked to remain anonymous. ‘My Tuesday evening class usually has four people — Carol, Dave, and two retired schoolteachers. This week I had 340 registration requests. They are not Carol and Dave.’ She also noted that 90% of new inquiries specifically mentioned wanting to learn ‘the crane thing’ and that at least a dozen men described it as ‘a personal health and wellness journey.’ Origami as wellness. We live in strange times.