section.about_banner {
    position: relative;
}

section.about_banner .bottom_1 {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: -40px;
    z-index: 1;
    left: 0;
}

section.about-overview {
    padding-top: 100px
}

hr.vr {
    position: absolute;
    height: 100%;
    top: 9px;
    left: 48%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
}

/* Premium Philosophy Section Overrides */
.py-6 {
    padding-top: 5rem !important;
    padding-bottom: 5rem !important;
}

.tracking-wider {
    letter-spacing: 0.12em !important;
}

/* Subtle Hover Animation for Cards */
.pillar-card {
    border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) !important;
    transition: transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.pillar-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(109, 76, 65, 0.04);
    border-color: rgba(109, 76, 65, 0.15) !important;
}

/* Responsive Split Border for Bootstrap Matrix */
@media (min-width: 768px) {
    .border-end-md {
        border-end: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
    }
}
@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
    .border-end-md {
        border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
        padding-bottom: 1.5rem;
    }
}

/* Interactive Button Micro-states */
.grounding-cta .btn:hover {
    background-color: #000000 !important;
    transform: scale(1.02);
}


/* About Us/Practice Section Refinements */
.practice-ethos .practice-main-card {
    /* box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(109, 76, 65, 0.02) !important; */
}

/* Smooth reveal micro-states */
.practice-main-card {
    transition: box-shadow 0.4s ease, transform 0.4s ease;
}

/* .practice-main-card:hover {
    box-shadow: 0 30px 60px rgba(109, 76, 65, 0.04) !important;
} */

/* Responsive spacing utility for premium headers */
.tracking-wide {
    letter-spacing: 0.08em !important;
}
/* 
section.certification{
    padding-top: 100px;
} */


.therapy-contact-section{
    padding-top: 100px;
}