BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WTVD) -- In the same music hall that served as a lifeline for food and water distribution during Hurricane Helene's devastating aftermath, the community of Black Mountain is now finding a different kind of sustenance through healing.

The inaugural Healing Hearts Festival , taking place this week at The White Horse music hall, offers free healing services to the town's 8,500 residents as they continue to recover from the storm that cut off their community and destroyed 60% of their water supply.

Richard Garzarelli, a local wellness guru, conceived the festival as a way to help ease the town's collective trauma through healing arts.

"They're giving acupuncture, massage therapy, psychic readings, healing sessions - a whole variety," Garzarelli said.

The festival

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