*{box-sizing:border-box}
:root{--ink:#17354d;--green:#557d4b;--paper:#f7f7f3;--line:rgba(23,53,77,.16);--soft:#eef3e8}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:"DM Sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:1.52}
a{text-decoration:none;color:inherit}img{display:block;max-width:100%}
.site-header{background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);position:relative;z-index:1000}
.header-inner{width:min(calc(100% - 64px),1380px);min-height:74px;margin:auto;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:32px}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:13px;min-width:360px}.brand-mark{width:45px;height:56px;object-fit:contain}.brand-copy{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.brand-name{font-family:"Libre Baskerville",Georgia,serif;font-size:1.55rem;font-weight:700;line-height:1.05;letter-spacing:-.035em}.brand-tagline{font-size:.69rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:5px}
.primary-nav{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:27px;font-size:.9rem;font-weight:600}.primary-nav a{padding:8px 0;white-space:nowrap}.primary-nav a.active{border-bottom:3px solid var(--green)}.primary-nav .contact{padding:9px 18px;border-radius:999px;background:var(--green);color:#fff}
.menu-toggle{display:none;border:0;background:none}.menu-toggle span:not(.sr-only){display:block;width:24px;height:2px;margin:5px;background:var(--ink)}.sr-only{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0)}
.hero{width:100%;background:#d8c7a7;overflow:hidden}.hero-image{width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
.method-body{background:#fff;padding:42px 0 50px}.method-grid{width:min(calc(100% - 112px),1350px);margin:auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.75fr) minmax(300px,.85fr);gap:48px;align-items:start}.copy{padding-right:8px}.copy p{margin:0 0 17px}.lead{font-family:"Libre Baskerville",Georgia,serif;font-size:1.2rem;line-height:1.46}.foundation-intro{margin-bottom:8px!important}
.process-box{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:14px;margin:18px 0 25px;padding:17px 18px;background:var(--soft);border-radius:8px;color:var(--green);font-family:"Libre Baskerville",Georgia,serif;font-weight:700;font-size:1.08rem;text-align:center}.process-box b{font-family:"DM Sans",Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--ink);font-weight:500}.observe-again{margin-top:24px!important;margin-bottom:5px!important}.closing-box{margin-top:24px;padding:18px 22px;border-left:4px solid var(--green);background:var(--soft);border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-family:"Libre Baskerville",Georgia,serif;font-size:1.12rem}.closing-box p{margin:0}
.side-panel{border-left:1px solid var(--line);padding-left:26px}.method-card{border:1px solid var(--line);background:#f2eee5}.step{padding:22px 22px 20px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);position:relative}.step:last-child{border-bottom:0}.step-number{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:32px;height:32px;border-radius:50%;background:#fff;border:1px solid rgba(23,53,77,.25);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.08em;color:var(--green);font-weight:700}.step h2{font-family:"Libre Baskerville",Georgia,serif;font-size:1.15rem;margin:10px 0 6px}.step p{margin:0;font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.45}.step-observe{background:var(--soft)}
.footer-landscape{position:relative;width:100%;height:255px;overflow:hidden}.footer-landscape>img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center 55%}.footer-quote{position:absolute;inset:0;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-direction:column;padding:20px;text-align:center;color:#fff;font-family:"Libre Baskerville",Georgia,serif;font-style:italic;text-shadow:none}.quote-text{font-size:clamp(1.1rem,2vw,1.55rem);text-shadow:none}.quote-attribution{font-family:"DM Sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.25em;margin-top:13px;text-shadow:none}
@media(max-width:1000px){.primary-nav{gap:17px}.brand{min-width:300px}.method-grid{width:min(calc(100% - 64px),1350px);grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.55fr) minmax(260px,.8fr);gap:32px}.side-panel{padding-left:20px}}
@media(max-width:800px){.header-inner{width:min(calc(100% - 32px),1380px);min-height:70px}.brand{min-width:0}.brand-mark{width:40px;height:50px}.brand-name{font-size:1.18rem}.brand-tagline{font-size:.57rem;letter-spacing:.1em}.menu-toggle{display:block}.primary-nav{position:absolute;top:70px;left:16px;right:16px;display:none;flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:0;padding:12px 16px;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);box-shadow:0 15px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.08)}.primary-nav.open{display:flex}.primary-nav a{padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.primary-nav .contact{text-align:center;margin-top:10px;border:0}.method-body{padding:30px 0 40px}.method-grid{width:min(calc(100% - 32px),1350px);grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:30px}.side-panel{border-left:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-left:0;padding-top:30px}.lead{font-size:1.12rem}.process-box{gap:8px;font-size:.98rem;flex-wrap:wrap}.footer-landscape{height:220px}}
@media(max-width:520px){.method-grid{width:calc(100% - 28px)}.copy{font-size:16px}.process-box{font-size:.9rem;padding:14px 10px}.step{padding:18px}.footer-landscape{height:205px}}
/* Tai Chi Pickleball dropdown — preserves canonical top-level nav sizing. */
.primary-nav .nav-item{position:relative;display:flex;align-items:center}
.primary-nav .nav-submenu{position:absolute;top:100%;left:-18px;min-width:210px;padding:8px 0;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);box-shadow:0 12px 28px rgba(0,0,0,.12);opacity:0;visibility:hidden;transform:translateY(4px);transition:opacity .14s ease,transform .14s ease,visibility .14s ease;z-index:2000}
.primary-nav .nav-submenu a{display:block;padding:10px 18px!important;white-space:nowrap;border:0!important;font-size:.91rem!important;font-weight:500!important;line-height:1.3!important}
.primary-nav .nav-submenu a:hover,.primary-nav .nav-submenu a:focus{background:rgba(82,115,84,.09)}
.primary-nav .nav-dropdown:hover>.nav-submenu,.primary-nav .nav-dropdown:focus-within>.nav-submenu{opacity:1;visibility:visible;transform:translateY(0)}
@media(max-width:800px){.primary-nav .nav-item{display:block}.primary-nav .nav-submenu{position:static;min-width:0;padding:0 0 0 16px;border:0;box-shadow:none;opacity:1;visibility:visible;transform:none;display:none}.primary-nav .nav-dropdown:focus-within>.nav-submenu,.primary-nav .nav-dropdown:hover>.nav-submenu{display:block}.primary-nav .nav-submenu a{padding:9px 0!important;font-size:inherit!important}}

.primary-nav .nav-submenu .submenu-parent{position:relative}
.primary-nav .nav-submenu .submenu-parent>a{position:relative;padding-right:34px}
.primary-nav .nav-submenu .submenu-parent>a::after{content:"›";position:absolute;right:14px;top:50%;transform:translateY(-52%);font-size:19px;color:var(--navy)}
.primary-nav .nav-submenu .nav-submenu-child{position:absolute;top:-9px;left:100%;min-width:245px;padding:8px 0;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);box-shadow:0 12px 28px rgba(0,0,0,.12);opacity:0;visibility:hidden;transform:translateX(4px);transition:opacity .14s ease,transform .14s ease,visibility .14s ease}
.primary-nav .nav-submenu .submenu-parent:hover>.nav-submenu-child,.primary-nav .nav-submenu .submenu-parent:focus-within>.nav-submenu-child{opacity:1;visibility:visible;transform:translateX(0)}
@media(max-width:800px){.primary-nav .nav-submenu .submenu-parent>a::after{display:none}.primary-nav .nav-submenu .nav-submenu-child{position:static;min-width:0;padding:0 0 0 16px;border:0;box-shadow:none;opacity:1;visibility:visible;transform:none;display:block}}

/* The Method — approved content composition */
.method-body{background:#fff;padding:0}
.method-editorial{width:min(calc(100% - 112px),1180px);margin:auto;padding:70px 0 78px;color:var(--ink)}
.method-editorial p{font-size:1.03rem;line-height:1.72;margin:0 0 16px}
.method-opening{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.88fr 1.12fr;gap:76px;align-items:start;padding-bottom:58px}
.opening-lead{font-family:"Libre Baskerville",Georgia,serif;font-size:1.28rem;line-height:1.58}
.opening-lead p{font-size:1.28rem;line-height:1.58}
.foundation{border-left:1px solid var(--line);padding-left:42px}
.foundation>p{font-family:"Libre Baskerville",Georgia,serif;font-size:1.08rem;margin-bottom:22px}
.process-line{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:flex-start;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;color:var(--green);font-family:"Libre Baskerville",Georgia,serif;font-weight:700;font-size:1.18rem;line-height:1.5}
.process-line b{font-family:"DM Sans",Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--ink);font-weight:400}
.method-explanation{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.9fr 1.1fr;gap:76px;padding:62px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.explanation-copy p{font-family:"Libre Baskerville",Georgia,serif;font-size:1.26rem;line-height:1.62;color:var(--green)}
.cycle-copy{padding-left:6px}
.cycle-copy .again{font-family:"Libre Baskerville",Georgia,serif;font-size:1.32rem;color:var(--green);margin:28px 0 8px}
.method-closing{max-width:860px;margin:60px auto 0;padding:34px 7%;text-align:center;background:var(--soft);border-top:1px solid var(--green);border-bottom:1px solid var(--green)}
.method-closing p{font-family:"Libre Baskerville",Georgia,serif;font-size:1.4rem;line-height:1.58;margin:0}
@media(max-width:800px){.method-editorial{width:calc(100% - 32px);padding:46px 0 56px}.method-opening,.method-explanation{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:30px}.foundation{border-left:0;padding-left:0}.method-opening{padding-bottom:44px}.method-explanation{padding:44px 0}.opening-lead p{font-size:1.16rem}.process-line{font-size:1.02rem}.method-closing{margin-top:44px;padding:28px 6%}.method-closing p{font-size:1.22rem}}