November 21–23 2025
Michelberger Farm
Hosted by Dr. Diego Schmidt
The Summit Health Collective
A 3-day experience of reset, rhythm —
and what could come next.
A 3-day experience of reset, rhythm — and what could come next.
A note to begin with
Reading our intro you might wonder, what this all is about.
And originally, to get this idea across, I contemplated to start this page with the story of a client…, a mom and busy manager – post viral – energy flickering…, still functioning…
But my friend and Co-Host, Tom Michelberger, on a sunny Sunday morning at the Farm, convinced me to start with my own story…
Well, where to begin…?
Nearly 30 years ago, I began my medical journey in anesthesiology and emergency care at a university medical center. Disillusioned from the factory-like treatment of patients – as well as staff, I stepped away from clinical medicine and turned toward strategy: leading the European consulting arm of an international health-tech company, focused on restructuring healthcare organizations.
But what was missing? Taking care of my patients.
By fortune, I stumbled upon a white paper, titled “21st Century Medicine: A New Model for Medical Education and Practice” – written by David Scott Jones M.D. & colleagues. It changed my perspective and work as a physician – forever.
I did the training, and out of an insightful journey, co-creating the prototype for an interdisciplinary outpatient clinic, I decided to open my own clinic and focus on what is widely known today as „functional medicine“.
To make the rest of the story short:
Over the years following, I adapted the methodology to create my own 9-step-roadmap-model, which I called “PSOM – Personalized System-Oriented Medicine” or, if you like: „Positive State Of Mind“.
Later out of demand – in the era of COVID-19 – I dedicated my work to kids, adolescents and adults with Long-COVID and it’s extreme manifestation Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – ME/CFS.
More and more, I’ve come to see how many of us live with subclinical immunosuppression and chronic inflammation — quietly carried, rarely named. A slow erosion of resilience, day by day.
Knowing that deep healing comes from rebalancing all body systems – as well as integrating the mind and spirit – I was searching for a place where true healing can take place. A healing environment.
Fortune smiled on me. I found that environment in The Michelberger Hotel & Farm, and founded my Center for Postinfectious Multi-System-Diseases.
From that insight, the idea emerged: to create a retreat where our experience & spirit could come to life — offering those already on the path a tangible space.
In our Summit it all comes together
We will have a deep personalized medicine conversation before we start.
We will create your plan, together. Then you arrive – at the Michelberger Farm. A long-weekend journey – 12 people.
You will have space to feel & experience – in your pace. You will have the choice for short medical lectures along the 9-step-roadmap, delicious nourishing food, walks, ice-baths, yoga, personalized IVs, journaling, bodywork – and if you like Qi-Gong & Zen-meditation.
I will be around for 1:1s – if you need – maybe while sitting at the fire-place with you.
The dots connect backwards…
If you like Join Us
If your sleep is light.
If your clarity comes in waves.
If your energy loops, your immune system flickers, and your resilience feels just out of reach...
You’re not broken.
But something’s calling.
Something quieter than your busy life — and wiser than your calendar.
You’ve done the reading.
You’ve tried the retreats, the saunas, the podcasts, the protocols.
This is different. It might be for you.
How It Works
The journey begins before you arrive.
You’ll receive a personal onboarding, guided through our clinical platform:
- A full storyline of your life, health, stressors, and shifts.
- Advanced labs: genetics, gut, immune, hormonal, metabolic & nervous system markers.
- A private medical consultation with Dr. Diego Schmidt
- A hand-designed plan — your personalized roadmap for rebalancing
You’ll arrive with that plan in hand. And once you are here, you will feel what comes next.
What Happens
This is a 3-day arc. A story, told in rhythm. A journey, together.
Day One - Land & Listen
Michelberger Farm, SpreewaldYou arrive. The noise falls away.
You’re welcomed, not assessed.
A cooking session with the Hotel chefs. Nervous system yoga. A quiet night.
You rest.
Day Two - Unwind & Rebuild
Michelberger Farm, BrandenburgWe rise early.
Fields open. Trees appear.
We begin with mitochondria-loving food, hot/cold rhythms, and deep cellular reset.
You’ll hear short, clear talks on inflammation, detox, hormones.
And then you’ll feel it — in your own rhythm.
Massage, acupuncture, IVs. Or silence, walking, herbal wine, a fire.
There’s a soft session for letting go. And space to do just that.
Day Three - Rise & Return
Michelberger Farm, BrandenburgA session on mindset, nervous system clarity, and what “health” means now.
There’s music, and a closing circle.
And then… you return.
Not backwards. But changed.
What You'll Leave With
- A map designed around your life
- A new clarity on what matters (and what doesn’t)
- A rhythm you can feel — not perform
- A tribe of 12 seekers who walked with you
- And a reminder that health isn’t something to chase — it’s something to come back to
What It's Not
It’s not a luxury wellness weekend.
It’s not “just relax” with science on the side.
It’s not spiritual bypass or medical theatre.
It’s real work.
Done gently.
In the right place.
We host the retreat at the Michelberger Farm - a space that feels more like a living installation than a guesthouse. Books. Textures. Quiet. Honesty.
And we extend the experience into nature — where wild herbs, old barns, fire and fermentation become part of the prescription.
It’s not curated wellness.
It’s conditions for healing.
Creative. Raw. Real.
Details
Dates: November 21–23, 2025
Location: Michelberger Farm (Spreewald)
Group size: 12 participants
Application required.