/* --- DESIGN SYSTEM TOKENS --- */
        :root {
            --clr-cream: #F7F1DE;
            --clr-sage-blue: #7EACB5;
            --clr-indigo: #443199;
            --clr-sage-text: #778873;
            --clr-white: #FFFFFF;
            --clr-glass: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
            --clr-glass-heavy: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88);
            
            --font-main: "Lora", serif;
            --transition-smooth: all 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
        }

        /* --- CSS RESET & BASE STYLES --- */
        * {
            box-sizing: border-box;
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
        }

        html {
            scroll-behavior: smooth;
            font-size: 16px;
        }

        body {
            font-family: var(--font-main);
            background-color: var(--clr-white);
            color: var(--clr-sage-text);
            overflow-x: hidden;
            -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
        }

        /* Typography Utilities */
        h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
            font-weight: 700;
            color: var(--clr-indigo);
            line-height: 1.2;
        }

        p {
            font-weight: 400;
            line-height: 1.8;
            font-size: 1.05rem;
        }

        .italic-quote {
            font-style: italic;
        }

        .small-caps {
            font-variant: small-caps;
            letter-spacing: 0.15em;
            font-weight: 600;
            font-size: 0.85rem;
        }

        img {
            max-width: 100%;
            height: auto;
            display: block;
            object-fit: cover;
        }

        /* --- REUSABLE UTILITIES --- */
        .btn-circular {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            width: 140px;
            height: 140px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            border: 1px solid var(--clr-indigo);
            background: transparent;
            color: var(--clr-indigo);
            font-family: var(--font-main);
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            text-decoration: none;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: var(--transition-smooth);
            text-align: center;
            padding: 10px;
            line-height: 1.3;
        }

        .btn-circular:hover {
            background-color: var(--clr-indigo);
            color: var(--clr-cream);
            transform: scale(1.05);
        }

        /* --- SPA ROUTING TOGGLES --- */
        .page-view {
            display: none;
        }
        .page-view.active-view {
            display: block;
        }

        /* --- HEADER & NAVIGATION --- */
        .site-header {
            background-color: var(--clr-cream);
            padding: 2rem 1rem 3rem 1rem;
            width: 100%;
            position: relative; /* Scrolls naturally out of view */
            z-index: 1000;
        }

        .nav-container {
            max-width: 1200px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            position: relative;
        }

        .nav-links {
            display: flex;
            gap: 3.5rem;
            list-style: none;
        }

        .nav-links a {
            font-family: var(--font-main);
            color: var(--clr-indigo);
            text-decoration: none;
            font-weight: 500;
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            position: relative;
            padding-bottom: 6px;
            cursor: pointer;
        }

        .nav-links a::after {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            bottom: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 0;
            height: 2px;
            background-color: var(--clr-indigo);
            transition: var(--transition-smooth);
        }

        .nav-links a:hover::after,
        .nav-links a.active::after {
            width: 100%;
        }

        /* Hamburger Menu Icon */
        .hamburger {
            display: none;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 6px;
            background: none;
            border: none;
            cursor: pointer;
            padding: 4px;
            z-index: 1010;
        }

        .hamburger span {
            display: block;
            width: 28px;
            height: 2px;
            background-color: var(--clr-indigo);
            transition: var(--transition-smooth);
        }

        /* Mobile Menu Panel */
        .mobile-menu {
            position: fixed;
            top: 0;
            right: -100%;
            width: 80%;
            max-width: 400px;
            height: 100vh;
            background-color: var(--clr-cream);
            box-shadow: -10px 0 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
            z-index: 1005;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            padding: 6rem 3rem;
            gap: 2rem;
            transition: var(--transition-smooth);
        }

        .mobile-menu.open {
            right: 0;
        }

        .mobile-menu a {
            color: var(--clr-indigo);
            font-size: 1.5rem;
            text-decoration: none;
            font-weight: 600;
        }

        /* Logo Layout Area */
        .logo-area {
            text-align: center;
            margin-top: 2.5rem;
            padding: 1rem 0;
        }

        .logo-placeholder {
            font-size: 2.5rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            letter-spacing: 0.08em;
            color: var(--clr-indigo);
            text-transform: lowercase;
            text-decoration: none;
            display: inline-block;
        }

        /* --- HOME PAGE SECTIONS --- */

        /* Hero Section (Split Layout Overlap) */
        .hero-section {
            background-color: var(--clr-white);
            min-height: 100vh;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            padding: 4rem 2rem;
            position: relative;
        }

        .hero-container {
            max-width: 1300px;
            width: 100%;
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 55fr 45fr;
            align-items: center;
            position: relative;
        }

        .hero-image-wrapper {
            width: 100%;
            height: 55vh;
            overflow: hidden;
            box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.03);
        }

        .hero-image-wrapper img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
            transition: transform 10s ease;
        }

        .hero-container:hover .hero-image-wrapper img {
            transform: scale(1.06);
        }

        .hero-card {
            background-color: var(--clr-cream);
            padding: 4.5rem;
            margin-left: -20%; /* Exact 20% Overlap */
            position: relative;
            z-index: 2;
            margin-top: 15rem;
            color: var(--clr-sage-text);
            box-shadow: 0 30px 60px rgba(0,0,0,0.04);
        }

        .hero-card .small-caps {
            color: var(--clr-indigo);
            display: block;
        }

        .hero-card h1 {
            font-size: 3rem;
            margin-bottom: 2rem;
            line-height: 1.25;
        }

        .hero-card p {
            margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
        }

        /* Section 2 (Glassmorphism & Balanced Paragraphs) */
        .section-two {
            background-color: var(--clr-sage-blue);
            padding: 8rem 2rem;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
        }

        .glass-feature-card {
            background: var(--clr-glass);
            backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
            -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
            max-width: 1200px;
            width: 100%;
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
            overflow: hidden;
            box-shadow: 0 24px 50px rgba(0,0,0,0.07);
        }

        .glass-left {
            padding: 5rem 4.5rem;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: center;
        }

        .glass-left h2 {
            color: var(--clr-sage-text);
            font-size: 2.5rem;
            margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
        }

        .glass-left p {
            color: #4a5448; /* Darkened sage tone for structural contrast and precise visibility */
            margin-bottom: 1.8rem;
        }

        .glass-left p:last-child {
            margin-bottom: 0;
        }

        .glass-right {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            min-height: 250px;
        }

        .glass-right img {
            width: 70%;
            height: 70%;
            margin-left: 4rem;
            margin-top: 5rem;
            object-fit: cover;
        }

        /* Section 3 (Editorial Space & Magazine Typography) */
        .section-three {
            background-color: var(--clr-white);
            padding: 10rem 2rem;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .editorial-text-container {
            max-width: 850px;
            margin: 0 auto;
        }

        .section-three h2 {
            color: var(--clr-sage-text);
            font-size: 2.8rem;
            margin-bottom: 3rem;
        }

        .section-three p {
            font-size: 1.25rem;
            text-align: center;
            letter-spacing: 0.01em;
        }

        /* Section 4 (Seamless Seamless Path Grid Matrix) */
        .section-four {
            background-color: var(--clr-cream);
            padding: 8rem 0; /* Vertical breathing space, horizontal edge-to-edge content layout below heading */
        }

        .section-four h2 {
            text-align: center;
            color: var(--clr-sage-text);
            font-size: 2.6rem;
            margin-bottom: 5rem;
        }

        .seamless-card-grid {
            display: flex;
            width: 100%;
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
        }

        .seamless-card {
            flex: 1;
            position: relative;
            height: 650px;
            overflow: hidden;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            padding: 2rem;
        }

        .seamless-bg-img {
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
            z-index: 1;
            transition: var(--transition-smooth);
        }

        .seamless-card:hover .seamless-bg-img {
            transform: scale(1.05);
        }

        .seamless-overlay-card {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 2;
            background: var(--clr-glass-heavy);
            backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
            -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
            padding: 3.5rem 2.5rem;
            width: 90%;
            max-width: 360px;
            text-align: center;
            box-shadow: 0 15px 35px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
            transition: var(--transition-smooth);
        }

        .seamless-card:hover .seamless-overlay-card {
            background: var(--clr-white);
            transform: translateY(-5px);
        }

        .seamless-overlay-card h3 {
            color: var(--clr-sage-text);
            font-size: 1.8rem;
            margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
        }

        .seamless-overlay-card p {
            font-size: 0.98rem;
        }

        /* Section 5 (Edgeless Four-Part Content Contact Strip) */
        .contact-strip {
            display: flex;
            width: 100%;
            min-height: 350px;
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
        }

        .strip-block {
            flex: 1;
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
            overflow: hidden;
            position: relative;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            text-align: center;
            padding: 2rem;
        }

        .strip-block img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
        }

        .strip-block.bg-cream {
            background-color: var(--clr-cream);
        }

        .strip-block.bg-sage {
            background-color: var(--clr-sage-blue);
        }

        .strip-block h4 {
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            margin-bottom: 1rem;
            color: var(--clr-indigo);
            letter-spacing: 0.15em;
        }

        .strip-block p {
            color: var(--clr-indigo);
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            font-weight: 500;
        }

        /* Section 6 (Massive Quote Wall) */
        .quote-wall {
            background-color: var(--clr-white);
            padding: 10rem 2rem;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .quote-wall blockquote {
            max-width: 1100px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            font-size: 3.2rem;
            font-style: italic;
            color: var(--clr-indigo);
            line-height: 1.3;
            font-weight: 400;
        }

        /* Section 7 (Featured Courses) */
        .section-courses-preview {
            background-color: var(--clr-sage-blue);
            padding: 8rem 2rem;
        }

        .section-courses-preview .section-title {
            text-align: center;
            color: var(--clr-white);
            font-size: 2.5rem;
            margin-bottom: 4rem;
        }

        .courses-grid {
            max-width: 1200px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
            gap: 2.5rem;
        }

        .course-card {
            background-color: var(--clr-white);
            overflow: hidden;
            box-shadow: 0 15px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
        }

        .course-img-box {
            height: 250px;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .course-img-box img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
        }

        .course-content {
            padding: 2.5rem;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            flex-grow: 1;
        }

        .course-content h3 {
            font-size: 1.5rem;
            margin-bottom: 1rem;
        }

        .course-content p {
            font-size: 0.98rem;
            margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
            flex-grow: 1;
        }

        .course-meta {
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            color: var(--clr-sage-text);
            margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 0.05em;
        }

        .course-btn {
            align-self: flex-start;
            padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
            border: 1px solid var(--clr-indigo);
            color: var(--clr-indigo);
            background: transparent;
            text-decoration: none;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            font-weight: 600;
            transition: var(--transition-smooth);
        }

        .course-btn:hover {
            background-color: var(--clr-indigo);
            color: var(--clr-white);
        }

        /* Section 8 (Wisdom Journal Editorial Grid) */
        .section-journal-preview {
            background-color: var(--clr-white);
            padding: 8rem 2rem;
        }

        .section-journal-preview .section-title {
            text-align: center;
            color: var(--clr-sage-text);
            font-size: 2.5rem;
            margin-bottom: 4rem;
        }

        .journal-magazine-layout {
            max-width: 1200px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 0.8fr;
            gap: 4rem;
        }

        .journal-main-feature {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 1.5rem;
        }

        .journal-main-feature img {
            height: 450px;
            width: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
        }

        .journal-side-list {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 3rem;
        }

        .side-article-item {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 1rem;
            border-bottom: 1px solid #EAE2CA;
            padding-bottom: 2rem;
        }

        .side-article-item:last-child {
            border-bottom: none;
        }

        /* Section 9 (Inline Form Elements Block) */
        .section-inline-form-block {
            background-color: var(--clr-cream);
            padding: 7rem 2rem;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .form-block-inner {
            max-width: 600px;
            margin: 0 auto;
        }

        .form-block-inner h2 {
            font-size: 2.4rem;
            margin-bottom: 1rem;
        }

        .form-block-inner p {
            margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
        }

        /* --- GLOBAL FOOTER ARCHITECTURE --- */
        .site-footer {
            background-color: var(--clr-white);
            color: var(--clr-indigo);
            padding: 6rem 2rem 3rem 2rem;
            border-top: 1px solid var(--clr-cream);
        }

        .footer-logo-row {
            text-align: center;
            margin-bottom: 5rem;
        }

        .footer-grid {
            max-width: 1200px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.5fr 1fr;
            align-items: flex-start;
            gap: 3rem;
            padding-bottom: 4rem;
            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(68, 49, 153, 0.1);
        }

        .footer-left {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 1rem;
        }

        .footer-left a {
            color: var(--clr-indigo);
            text-decoration: none;
            font-size: 1rem;
            align-self: flex-start;
            transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
        }

        .footer-left a:hover {
            opacity: 0.7;
        }

        .footer-center {
            text-align: center;
        }

        /* Unified Subscription/Cancellation Processing Engine Component UI */
        .action-form {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 1rem;
            align-items: center;
            width: 100%;
            max-width: 450px;
            margin: 0 auto;
        }

        .form-group-row {
            display: flex;
            width: 100%;
            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--clr-indigo);
        }

        .action-form input[type="email"] {
            flex-grow: 1;
            border: none;
            background: transparent;
            padding: 0.75rem 0;
            font-family: var(--font-main);
            color: var(--clr-indigo);
            font-size: 1rem;
        }

        .action-form input[type="email"]:focus {
            outline: none;
        }

        .action-form input[type="email"]::placeholder {
            color: rgba(68, 49, 153, 0.5);
        }

        .form-actions-row {
            display: flex;
            gap: 1.5rem;
            width: 100%;
            justify-content: center;
            margin-top: 0.5rem;
        }

        .action-btn {
            background: none;
            border: none;
            font-family: var(--font-main);
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 0.1em;
            color: var(--clr-indigo);
            cursor: pointer;
            padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
            transition: var(--transition-smooth);
        }

        .action-btn.btn-primary-action {
            background-color: var(--clr-indigo);
            color: var(--clr-white);
        }

        .action-btn.btn-secondary-action {
            border: 1px solid rgba(68, 49, 153, 0.3);
        }

        .action-btn:hover {
            opacity: 0.8;
            transform: translateY(-1px);
        }

        .footer-right {
            text-align: right;
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            line-height: 1.6;
        }

        /* --- INTERNAL TEMPLATE VIEWS --- */
        .internal-hero {
            background-color: var(--clr-cream);
            padding: 8rem 2rem;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .internal-hero h1 {
            font-size: 3.5rem;
            margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
        }

        .internal-content-wrap {
            max-width: 900px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            padding: 6rem 2rem;
        }

        .editorial-section-block {
            margin-bottom: 5rem;
        }

        .editorial-section-block h2 {
            font-size: 2.2rem;
            margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
            color: var(--clr-sage-text);
        }

        .timeline-matrix {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 2rem;
            margin-top: 3rem;
        }

        .timeline-node {
            border-left: 2px solid var(--clr-sage-blue);
            padding-left: 2rem;
        }

        .alternating-layout-container {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 6rem;
            max-width: 1200px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            padding: 6rem 2rem;
        }

        .alternating-row {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
            gap: 4rem;
            align-items: center;
        }

        .alternating-row.reverse-row {
            direction: rtl;
        }

        .alternating-row.reverse-row .text-pane {
            direction: ltr;
        }

        .alternating-row .img-pane {
            height: 500px;
        }

        .alternating-row .img-pane img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
        }

        /* --- RESPONSIVE MEDIA QUERIES --- */
        @media (max-width: 1024px) {
            .hero-container {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
            }
            .hero-image-wrapper {
                height: 50vh;
            }
            .hero-card {
                margin-left: 0;
                margin-top: -10%;
                padding: 2.5rem;
                width: 90%;
                margin-left: auto;
                margin-right: auto;
            }
            .glass-feature-card {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
            }
            .glass-right {
                min-height: 400px;
            }
            .seamless-card-grid {
                flex-direction: column;
            }
            .seamless-card {
                height: 450px;
            }
            .contact-strip {
                flex-wrap: wrap;
            }
            .strip-block {
                flex: customs;
                width: 50%;
                min-height: 250px;
            }
            .journal-magazine-layout {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
            }
            .courses-grid {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
            }
            .footer-grid {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
                text-align: center;
                gap: 4rem;
            }
            .footer-left {
                align-items: center;
            }
            .footer-right {
                text-align: center;
            }
        }

        @media (max-width: 768px) {
            .nav-links {
                display: none;
            }
            .hamburger {
                display: flex;
            }
            .hero-card h1 {
                font-size: 2.2rem;
            }
            .glass-left {
                padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem;
            }
            .quote-wall blockquote {
                font-size: 2rem;
            }
            .strip-block {
                width: 100%;
            }
            .courses-grid {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
            }
            .alternating-row {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
                gap: 2rem;
            }
            .alternating-row .img-pane {
                height: 350px;
            }
            .alternating-row.reverse-row {
                direction: ltr;
            }
        }