Blog – Jana Branecka

Skeletons, cobwebs and chain saws… Really?

31 October 20186 December 2018 Jana BraneckaCategory: Holistic LifeLeave a comment

It’s very hard to ignore what our modern consumer society did to all traditions and customs. Halloween is not the exception. The other day I went to the post office and there was a disgusting looking skeleton on a bike as a decoration and artificial cobwebs hanging everywhere. Really? You see, when I was a…

Bible and Initiation – why are most Bible teachings wrong

5 July 20185 July 2018 Jana BraneckaCategory: Holistic LifeLeave a comment

I decided to write this article after a recent visit from local Jehovah Witnesses. They come now and then for a talk and because I’m interested in people’s beliefs, we had a chat. Frankly, I was quite shocked at the level of materialism behind their faith. They read the Bible literally! I had the similar…

Personal experience with gender confusion – I thought I should have been a boy!

2 March 20188 April 2018 Jana BraneckaCategory: Holistic LifeLeave a comment

Recently, there have been many heated discussions about gender confusion and fluidity of gender. For more than half of my life I thought I should have been a boy. I didn’t understand why I felt that way and it made me miserable and depressed. If I was an adolescent now, I would probably identify myself…

Are you highly sensitive? You might be an empath!

17 February 20187 April 2018 Jana BraneckaCategory: Holistic LifeLeave a comment

Do you feel like you are different? Are you highly sensitive to energies and emotions? You might be an empath and not even know about it. Just like me. I grew up thinking there’s something wrong with me. I felt different compared to everyone else. Only a few years ago I eventually found a name…

Getting Things Done – a short overview of the GTD method

4 February 20184 April 2018 Jana BraneckaCategory: Holistic Life1 comment

Getting Things Done method is a perfect way to get organized. In this article you can find a brief overview of how this method works. How it can help you to get from not having any direction in you life to discovering your life purpose by giving you the right perspective. If you happened to…

What does it mean to be organized?

1 February 20187 May 2018 Jana BraneckaCategory: Holistic LifeLeave a comment

What does it mean to be organized? That’s a question everyone has to answer for themselves. There are two extreme cases, a disorganized person who doesn’t put any value to the skill or organization – “Order is for stupid people, intelligent person can manage chaos” – to the total opposite – an obsessive compulsive control…

10 signs you need to get organized

28 January 20187 May 2018 Jana BraneckaCategory: Holistic LifeLeave a comment

There are many articles called 10 signs you need to get organized available on the Internet. Yet, I find that many people I know don't have a clue, what organized means, why they should bother and where to start. While pondering over the following list, consider whether you could benefit from establishing some sort of an…

Daily Tarot Card Reading as a meditative practice

2 December 20175 April 2018 Jana BraneckaCategory: Holistic Life1 comment

I use divination cards on a daily basis. I’ve had a deck of Crowley Tarot (Thoth Tarot) for years but never fully committed myself to using it. Not until last year, when I had to make many important decisions and it was about time to start working through my inner blocks and grow spiritually again…

How to make your own Filofax bullet journal dot grid paper inserts

29 November 201720 May 2018 Jana BraneckaCategory: Holistic Life2 comments

Having some sort of a planner is a must-have for anyone who wants to achieve anything. Nowadays, it seems popular to set up a bullet journal. It’s an easy, creative and flexible system. You can do as little or as much as you like. I particularly like the idea of using a dotted paper and…

How to run multiple WordPress sites using a single WordPress install

25 November 201710 December 2017 Jana BraneckaCategory: Blogging and Design2 comments

As a WordPress theme developer, I used to set up a new WordPress install locally using WAMP for each of my clients so that I can easily import and export the database for development and testing purposes. However, as the number of websites and themes grew, so did the number of installs. Having to update…

How to export images from Adobe Bridge without the Export Panel

22 November 201710 December 2017 Jana BraneckaCategory: Blogging and DesignLeave a comment

I love Adobe Bridge. In combination with Camera Raw, it’s my main tool for organizing, editing and processing photographs. I was used to exporting images using the Export Panel in Bridge with a bunch of presets. If you use this feature as often as I do, you may have noticed that after 1 November 2017…

How to hip shimmy and walk at the same time

21 October 201711 February 2018 Jana BraneckaCategory: Belly DanceLeave a comment

Are you having trouble hip shimmy and walk at the same time? You’re not the only one. 🙂 I remember how happy I was when I eventually had my hip shimmy going but as soon as I tried to take a step, it was all gone. After years of belly dancing and teaching belly dancing,…