(Above: Brian sitting with some of his malas).Brian McIntyre is a deeply spiritual mala maker and world traveler from Canada who learned his ancient craft in Bodhgaya, India (the alleged site of the Buddha's Enlightenment) from a local artisan. The design of his malas are unique: Reading from his website, Destination Om: Custom Malas and Prayer Tools:The most obvious design that sets these malas apart from others is that I incorporate a "stretcher" into every mala which is a slip knot placed...
