diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 26a9256c..98105692 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func main() {
     s2.Every(1).Week().SetTag(tag2).Do(task)
 
     // Removing Job Based on Tag
-    scheduler.RemoveJobByTag("tag1")
+    s2.RemoveJobByTag("tag1")
 
     // Do jobs on specific weekday
     s2.Every(1).Monday().Do(task)
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ func main() {
     // Clear all scheduled jobs
     s2.Clear()
 
+    // stop our first scheduler (it still exists but doesn't run anymore)
+    s1.Stop() 
+
     // executes the scheduler and blocks current thread
     s2.StartBlocking()
 
diff --git a/job.go b/job.go
index 8d1f4e9a..682b077b 100644
--- a/job.go
+++ b/job.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ type Job struct {
 
 // NewJob creates a new Job with the provided interval
 func NewJob(interval uint64) *Job {
-	th := newTimeHelper()
+	th := newTimeWrapper()
 	return &Job{
 		interval: interval,
 		lastRun:  th.Unix(0, 0),
diff --git a/scheduler.go b/scheduler.go
index da30db34..bfbcfcf8 100644
--- a/scheduler.go
+++ b/scheduler.go
@@ -13,15 +13,21 @@ import (
 type Scheduler struct {
 	jobs []*Job
 	loc  *time.Location
-	time timeHelper // an instance of timeHelper to interact with the time package
+
+	running  bool
+	stopChan chan struct{} // signal to stop scheduling
+
+	time timeWrapper // wrapper around time.Time
 }
 
 // NewScheduler creates a new Scheduler
 func NewScheduler(loc *time.Location) *Scheduler {
 	return &Scheduler{
-		jobs: newEmptyJobSlice(),
-		loc:  loc,
-		time: newTimeHelper(),
+		jobs:     make([]*Job, 0),
+		loc:      loc,
+		running:  false,
+		stopChan: make(chan struct{}),
+		time:     newTimeWrapper(),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -32,22 +38,26 @@ func (s *Scheduler) StartBlocking() {
 
 // StartAsync starts a goroutine that runs all the pending using a second-long ticker
 func (s *Scheduler) StartAsync() chan struct{} {
-	stopped := make(chan struct{})
-	ticker := s.time.NewTicker(1 * time.Second)
+	if s.running {
+		return s.stopChan
+	}
+	s.running = true
 
+	ticker := s.time.NewTicker(1 * time.Second)
 	go func() {
 		for {
 			select {
 			case <-ticker.C:
 				s.RunPending()
-			case <-stopped:
+			case <-s.stopChan:
 				ticker.Stop()
+				s.running = false
 				return
 			}
 		}
 	}()
 
-	return stopped
+	return s.stopChan
 }
 
 // Jobs returns the list of Jobs from the Scheduler
@@ -249,14 +259,20 @@ func (s *Scheduler) Scheduled(j interface{}) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// Clear delete all scheduled Jobs
+// Clear clear all Jobs from this scheduler
 func (s *Scheduler) Clear() {
-	s.jobs = newEmptyJobSlice()
+	s.jobs = make([]*Job, 0)
+}
+
+// Stop stops the scheduler. This is a no-op if the scheduler is already stopped .
+func (s *Scheduler) Stop() {
+	if s.running {
+		s.stopScheduler()
+	}
 }
 
-func newEmptyJobSlice() []*Job {
-	const initialCapacity = 256
-	return make([]*Job, 0, initialCapacity)
+func (s *Scheduler) stopScheduler() {
+	s.stopChan <- struct{}{}
 }
 
 // Do specifies the jobFunc that should be called every time the Job runs
diff --git a/scheduler_test.go b/scheduler_test.go
index 1adce944..7b717904 100644
--- a/scheduler_test.go
+++ b/scheduler_test.go
@@ -518,5 +518,18 @@ func TestSetUnit(t *testing.T) {
 			assert.Equal(t, tc.timeUnit, j.unit)
 		})
 	}
+}
 
+func TestScheduler_Stop(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("stops a running scheduler", func(t *testing.T) {
+		sched := NewScheduler(time.UTC)
+		sched.StartAsync()
+		sched.Stop()
+		assert.False(t, sched.running)
+	})
+	t.Run("noop on stopped scheduler", func(t *testing.T) {
+		sched := NewScheduler(time.UTC)
+		sched.Stop()
+		assert.False(t, sched.running)
+	})
 }
diff --git a/timeHelper.go b/timeHelper.go
index 02ff240d..50665ce4 100644
--- a/timeHelper.go
+++ b/timeHelper.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package gocron
 
 import "time"
 
-type timeHelper interface {
+type timeWrapper interface {
 	Now(*time.Location) time.Time
 	Unix(int64, int64) time.Time
 	Sleep(time.Duration)
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ type timeHelper interface {
 	NewTicker(time.Duration) *time.Ticker
 }
 
-func newTimeHelper() timeHelper {
+func newTimeWrapper() timeWrapper {
 	return &trueTime{}
 }