Modifications

      3)     Here is a picture displaying Troy, Josh, and LJ doing the different variations of Vasisthasana. Vasisthasana is good because it offers different modification's for every skill set.
Because of this you can go at your own pace depending on how strong you are. Vasisthasana is a good pose because it doesn't limit you to your level of flexibility; you can adjust the modifications so that it is do-able for you.  In the picture, LJ is doing the modification 1 form of Vasisthasana.  Here is a picture of a professional demonstrating this pose.

    Troy is doing the modification 2 version of the pose; which is the most common version of Vasisthasana. The picture to the left is a professional demonstrating this pose and the picture to the right is a diagram of the pose.

Josh is doing the modification 3 of Vasisthasana. Below is a professional demonstrating this pose where the foot is placed above the knee.