{"id":2480,"date":"2026-06-24T13:41:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T12:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lama-oase.de\/?p=2480"},"modified":"2026-06-11T07:37:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T06:37:03","slug":"what-we-can-learn-about-resilience-from-llamas-camels-and-donkeys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lama-oase.de\/en\/blog\/what-we-can-learn-about-resilience-from-llamas-camels-and-donkeys\/","title":{"rendered":"What we can learn about resilience from llamas, camels and donkeys"},"content":{"rendered":"

Resilience is one of those words you hear everywhere these days. But what does it actually mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For me, resilience doesn\u2019t mean always being strong or breezing through every challenge. Rather, resilience means being able to adapt to new situations time and again, cope with change, and regain my strength after difficult times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After more than 25 years in senior roles at a medium-sized company, I have seen just how important this skill has become. Change, new demands and uncertainty are now part of everyday life. At the same time, my husband and I have built up the Lama Oasis \u2013 a place where I am able to observe every day just how much we can learn from our animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Llamas \u2013 serenity rather than constant alertness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Llamas have a special ability. They are alert, but not frantic. They are aware of their surroundings without reacting immediately to every stimulus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How often is it any different for us humans? A piece of news, an appointment, a change \u2013 and suddenly our thoughts are jumping from one topic to the next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Llamas remind me that we don\u2019t have to react to everything straight away. Not every change is a threat. Sometimes we can simply observe, take it in, and only then decide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For me, this inner peace is a key component of resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Camels \u2013 pacing themselves rather than constantly going flat out<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Camels never cease to fascinate me. They are not sprinters, but masters of endurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They teach us something that is often lost in our performance-driven world: not every day has to be a day of peak performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resilient people manage their energy carefully. They know when it is time to be active and when it is time to recharge their batteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps true strength does not lie in getting faster and faster, but in managing one\u2019s resources wisely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donkeys \u2013 Being allowed to say no<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Donkeys have a bad reputation. Yet they are extremely intelligent animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They don\u2019t just start running simply because someone is pulling or pushing them. If something doesn\u2019t seem safe to them, they stop and assess the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think we humans could learn a thing or two from that sometimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resilience also means recognising your limits. Not every request from others needs to be met straight away. Not every additional task needs to be taken on. Not every appointment is really important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes, strength lies in consciously pausing for a moment and asking yourself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is this really the path I\u2019m on right now?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recovery is not a sign of weakness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Throughout my many years of professional experience, I have come across many people who were incredibly dedicated. Often, it was precisely the high achievers who forgot to look after themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our animals show us something different every day. Activity is followed by periods of rest. Exercise is followed by relaxation. Nobody would ever think of criticising a llama or a donkey for that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why do we humans find this so difficult?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mental health and resilience do not come about simply by doing more and more. They arise when there is a balance between stress and rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nature knows no perfectionism<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps the best thing about our pets is that they don\u2019t expect perfection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They don\u2019t compare themselves to others. They don\u2019t plan years in advance. They don\u2019t pursue a career, and they don\u2019t define their worth by their achievements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And yet they are perfect just as they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Many people who visit us at the Lama Oasis, situated between Munich, Salzburg and Passau, say that they feel calmer after spending time with the animals. Not because all their problems have suddenly disappeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But because they remembered that life doesn\u2019t always have to be perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps that is exactly where resilience begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not in perseverance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather, it lies in the ability to find one\u2019s way back to oneself time and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And sometimes all it takes is a walk with a llama, the calm strength of a camel or the wisdom of a donkey. Why not book your Camel encounter<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Resilienz ist eines dieser Worte, das man heute \u00fcberall h\u00f6rt. Doch was bedeutet es eigentlich? F\u00fcr mich bedeutet Resilienz nicht, immer stark zu sein oder jede Herausforderung m\u00fchelos wegzustecken. Resilienz bedeutet vielmehr, sich immer wieder auf neue Situationen einstellen zu k\u00f6nnen, mit Ver\u00e4nderungen umzugehen und nach anstrengenden Zeiten wieder Kraft zu sch\u00f6pfen. Nach mehr als […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2481,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[105],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kamelbegegnungen-kamelreiten"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lama-oase.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lama-oase.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lama-oase.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lama-oase.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lama-oase.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2480"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lama-oase.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2483,"href":"https:\/\/lama-oase.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2480\/revisions\/2483"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lama-oase.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lama-oase.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lama-oase.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lama-oase.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}