[citation needed] To commemorate this honor, his master gave Kianfar the title of “Shah Nazar,” (The Sight of the King) and accepted him as a spiritual son.
Since his arrival in the United States in 1979, Kianfar began teaching Sufism for Persian and American audiences through private gatherings and university lectures.
[6] Kianfar’s approach in explaining Sufism to western audiences relies as much on contemporary science and psychology as it does on traditional Sufi philosophy.
[9] His principles are introduced through the 40 Days team and the therapists at the Community Healing Centers in the Bay Area of California.
[11][12] Kianfar contributes articles regularly in the online journal Sufism: An Inquiry and to the Sufism-Psychology Series, "Human Self, Volume 1: Body," IAS, 2012, ISBN 978-0-918437-29-7