Aethyric bodies, auras, sound healing, and such

Sound healing is often supposed to work in specific ways, e.g. the body has an aethyric double, the aura is affected, and so on. While this may or may not be the case, I think it is part of a larger issue. Even if such things are not mentioned, it's supposed that sound affects us unconsciously, that is to say, whether we believe in sound healing or not. This is certainly true, noise in the environment being a prime example, think of construction equipment running near you constantly for just one instance. However, I think this idea has a corolary that isn't really talked about and probably should be.

We also know that we have a great ability to tune things out. Claiming sound affects us regardless of how we feel about it seems a little odd to me. It seems to me that focussed attention on music/healing sounds would increase the effects. Also, let us suppose that our random person requesting healing hates the flute, they find high tones annoying, or has contempt for the guitar, and so on. Should it then follow that using a flute or guitar with them is perfectly fine? suppose, instead of meditative, they find singing bowls and such to be monotonous and annoying?

This point of view also says something to the perspective person. Just sit there and do nothing. They don't have to work, they don't have to have their mind in any particular state, they don't even have to pay attention to you. Would you expect this from a normal doctor? Certainly not, for we are now coming to understand that the patient's role in maintaining their own health is vitally important. So why would you not assume much the same thing for sound healing and the like? It's the same with regular music, you have to pay attention to it in order to enjoy it or gain benefit from it. Actually the separation between ordinary music and sound healing is completely artificial, but it is sometimes a useful distinction to make. In any case, while sound can affect us without our attention and/or belief, it seems to me that both would greatly enhance the effects, and so telling people they have no work to do, while relieving them of stress, is perhaps a great disservice to them.